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A 19-year-old female asked:
Would the rash itself would go away in secondary syphilis using clobetasol? and the rash would be back? i'm just asking about the rash and not disease
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohananswered
Dermatology 59 years experience
NEVER: If you have 2nd stage syphilis, get correct therapy. Clobetasol is not good for syphilis.
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A 30-year-old male asked:
If a syphilitic rash occurres, its in secondary syphilis, right? so if I am worried my rash might be syphilis and testing is negative I can be sure it is not, since false-negative tests occur in primary but not secondary syphilis?
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
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If i think i got syphilis from dancing with my room mate when he had the secondary rash on his palms, how soon can I be tested?
Dr. Larry Lutwickanswered
Infectious Disease 51 years experience
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Is the rash of secondary syphilis contagious? In the answers of the doctors on this page, they write different information. I'm primarily thinking of the palms, since they are the most exposed part od body. Can direct contact with rash spread Syp.?
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
No.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Can I get syphilis by touching the rash of the person with secondary syphilis rash?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
No risk, no worries: Syphilis is an STD. Although it can be transmitted from infected mothers to their unborn babies. in adults it is only transmitted by sex. Touching is ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
How long does it take before syphilis rash on back goes away? Was Diagnosed with neuropsyphilis and IV therapy of penicillin has been completed.
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Should have cleared: The skin rash of secondary syphilis typically clears up within a few days of starting penicillin. Any rash persisting 10+ days (the usual duration of ... Read More
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