Stages of development

Syphilis is not uncommon. A special feature of this disease is that it can be completely cured only in the initial stages of the disease. If the disease has gone away and has affected the brain, then it is almost impossible to cure. It is therefore important to know the basic symptoms of syphilis, and at the slightest suspicion on him to immediately contact a doctor.

How is syphilis

Infected with syphilis mainly sexually, but it is possible and the way home when the infection goes directly into the blood of a person for minor wounds on the body, using the toilet items (sponges, towels) patients.

After three - four weeks after infection at the site of introduction of the infectious agent (usually the genitals) - Treponema pallidum - there are signs of primary syphilis. This is a small red spot, which is a few days turns into a mound. In the center of the tubercle necrosis (death of) tissue, resulting in a painless ulcer with a hard-edged - chancre. Primary period lasts six to seven weeks, about a week after it began increasing all the lymph nodes.

By the end of the initial period in the blood produced a huge number of pale treponemes that cause the so-called treponemal sepsis with general malaise, weakness, headache Headache , Joint pain, fever and appearance of the characteristic rash - a fresh start secondary period. A few weeks after the rash appears, it disappears. This secondary latent period - a sign that in response to the emergence of a large number of pale treponem body has developed antibodies that destroyed the bulk of them. But after a while there are recurrences of the same rash - a pale treponema again has the upper hand, then the rash disappears - develop antibodies. And there are recurrences may be somewhat rash. Secondary syphilis lasts three - four years.

Untreated secondary syphilis goes into tertiary, in which the body pale treponem very little, but the body to them sensitized (allergic configured) and responds even a small number of peculiar anaphylactic reaction - the formation of tertiary syphilides (tubercles and gummas), which decompose to form scars. Tertiary syphilis can last for decades and ends with severe damage to the nervous system.

The rash of secondary syphilis

The rash of secondary syphilis may be of different nature. It may be spots, papules (rising above the skin rash), pustules (pustular rash) or pigment syphiloderm (syphilitic leukoderma).

Eruptions have characteristic symptoms: spots - faded colors (pale pink), papules and pustules - bluish and reddish-brown (ham, copper-red). Often, the skin at the same time there are all forms of rash. Usually they do not merge with each other and do not cause itching, burning or pain, the patient they did not even notice. Homogeneous elements rash spiked waves, so they are at different stages of development. In the folds of skin such rash Rash: Classification - primary and secondary elements   It can be converted to erosion. Elements of the rash is very contagious.

Spotted syphiloderm a pale pink spot 0, 5 - 1 cm in diameter. It pours out symmetrically on the skin of the trunk and limbs. Gradually the spots fade away, and after 15 - 20 days disappear without a trace.

Syphiloderm papular rash in the form of fresh rarer spotted, it frequently arises already with recurrent rash. Papules may be small, large, and -like. Most are large papules diameter of 3 - 5 mm. The surface is smooth papules first, but then they start to peel off. If you press on the center of a papule, there is a strong pain. The papules may also occur on the palms and soles.

Pustular (blotchy) syphiloderm occurs in severe syphilis. It may be in the form of acne, pox, impetigo.

In secondary syphilis, the number of recurrent rash with each new relapse is becoming less and rashes themselves become larger and are characterized by a tendency to group in the form of rings, arcs, ellipses.

Rash with tertiary syphilis

Tertiary syphilides skin are characterized by bumps or gummas (less gummas bumps in magnitude and depth). When Bugorkova syphilis palpable in the skin tight formation with hemispherical surface of 0, 3 - 1 cm in diameter. The skin over the hump becomes reddish-bluish color. The bumps appear at different times, be grouped in the ring. Gradually, in the center of tubercles occurs necrotic decay, sore formed, which after healing scar remains on the skin. Since the bumps do not ripen at the same time, the skin creates a mixed picture.

Syphiloderm gummy - a dense painless node, located in the deep layers of the skin with a diameter of 1, 5 cm. The skin over it dark red What color goes red: beware . Gradually Gunma softened and opened with the release of adhesive mass. Formed without ulcer treatment may exist for a long time, increasing in size. Gunma most often single.

Know the typical manifestations of syphilis should be everyone, since it is heavy, difficult to treat disease.

Galina Romanenko

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