What is the shape of syphilis

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Recently, my friend felt itchy in his lower body. When he took a bath, he found a red rash on his genitals. So the next day he went to the hospital for examination. The doctor said it was syphilis. Now let me talk about the shape of syphilis.

What is the shape of syphilis

First: first stage syphilis symptoms: the main symptoms are chancre and regional lymphadenopathy. Usually in 7-60 days after infection, genital grain size, painless, no itching, round or oval, well-defined induration or rash, most of them are single, peripheral hard, surface erosion, ulcer, but no pus or discomfort. The duration was 4-6 weeks. If not treated in time, it will turn into secondary syphilis.

Second: secondary syphilis symptoms: due to Treponema pallidum from lymph nodes into the blood, spread in the body after systemic symptoms, 7-10 weeks after infection, there can be low fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, systemic lymphadenopathy. Skin rash appeared all over the body, such as macula, papule, pustule, oyster shell rash, copper red, a small amount of scales attached. It is often symmetrically distributed, dense and not fused.

Third: third stage syphilis symptom: not only invades the skin mucous membrane, and may involve the whole body each internal organ or the organization. In general, 5-20 years after infection, osteoarthritis and periostitis appeared in the long bone, gumma appeared in the skull, nasal bone, pelvis and scapula, with limited distribution, asymmetry, and less pain than secondary bone syphilis.

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Syphilis is a common sexually transmitted disease, but also highly infectious. The course of syphilis can be roughly divided into three stages, and each stage has its own different symptoms. If the patient feels uncomfortable, it is suggested that he should go to the hospital for examination immediately.