syphilis

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• The spirochaete responsible for syphilis was only isolated in 1905 by the German zoologist Fritz Schaudinn.
• Those who have positive results for serological test for syphilis should submit medical treatment certificate.
• Davenant's face was disfigured—his nose had been eaten away—by the mercury vapor he inhaled as a treatment for a case of syphilis. Pens at the Ready
• This difficult-to-treat strain, called neurosyphilis, can cause blindness and stroke, and a CDC researcher said that it's spreading among this cohort because, although they're already HIV-positive, they are not using condoms. Gabriel Rotello: Deadly Error Alert: Andrew Sullivan's Latest AIDS Fantasy
• Many observers have noticed that negroes become several degrees lighter after syphilization; but no definite relation between syphilis and leukoderma has yet been demonstrated in this race. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
• Traditionally, screening for syphilis infection is a two-step process that involves an initial nontreponemal test (VDRL or RPR) followed by a confirmatory treponemal test (FTA-ABS or TP-PA).
• Other common symptoms of syphilis at this stage include lymphadenopathy, fever, and arthralgias.
• We looked at hospital admissions data for congenital and acquired syphilis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and ectopic pregnancy.
• The subject developed, firstly, the typical gleet of gonorrhoea, then went on to produce a chancre and then the manifestations of secondary syphilis.
• The beneficial effects of hot baths and malarial fevers in syphilis were noted as early as the 15th century.