Symptoms of late syphilis

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I don't know why I feel that my limbs are very sore. During this period of time, I have a good rest. But I can't lift my spirits when I do anything, so I went to the hospital for a detailed examination. Only then did I know that I had syphilis, late syphilis? Do you know anything about this? Now let's talk about the symptoms of late syphilis.

Symptoms of late syphilis

Symptom 1: primary syphilis occurs 2-3 weeks after unclean sexual life, mostly in the genital parts. In men, the penis prepuce, coronal sulcus, frenulum, chancre, 1-2 cm in diameter, round or oval, slightly higher than the skin, mild erosion or shallow ulcer on the surface, a little secretion, flesh red or dark red, not painful or itchy, cartilaginous hardness during palpation. Generally single, but also multiple. Inguinal lymph nodes or adjacent lymph nodes can be enlarged, often several, different sizes, hard quality, no adhesion, no ulceration, no pain.

Symptom 2: secondary syphilis usually occurs 8-12 weeks after infection. The early symptoms include influenza like syndrome and systemic lymphadenopathy. The skin rash is multiform, including macular rash, papule, squamous rash, pustular rash, etc. The skin rashes around vulva and anus are mostly wet papules and flat condyloma, which are not painful and itchy. The head may appear insect erosion like hair loss. Second stage recurrent syphilis lesions are limited, the number is small, ring rash can be seen, oral mucosal spots can occur, mild discomfort and superficial lymphadenopathy can appear.

Symptom 3: third stage syphilis, also known as late syphilis, has a history of primary or secondary syphilis, and the disease period is more than 2 years. The manifestations were nodular rash and nodules near joints, gummy swelling of skin, mucosa and bone, liver syphilis in digestive system, simple aortoarteritis, aortic valve insufficiency and aortic aneurysm in cardiovascular system, syphilitic meningitis, tuberculosis of spinal cord and paralytic dementia in nervous system.

matters needing attention

Cause disability or death. This is a very serious skin syphilis. Due to the increased toxicity of spirochete after mutation, the degree of damage to body organs is aggravated, skin syphilis is easy to cause tissue and organ damage, loss of function, and eventually lead to disability or death.