The Many Presentations of Syphilis. Issue 5 (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ingram, Brooke
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association. Volume 8:Issue 5(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: Dermatology History -- Public Health -- Sexually Transmitted Disease -- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) -- Spirochete -- Syphilis -- Treponema pallidum; Dermatologic nursing -- Periodicals; Skin Diseases -- nursing -- Periodicals; Dermatology -- Periodicals; Dermatologic nursing; Periodicals; 616.505
• DOI: 10.1097/JDN.0000000000000252
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1945-760X

Abstract

Abstract : ABSTRACT: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a spirochete, which if left untreated, transforms through four stages. Numerous cutaneous manifestations present from the time of the initial infection and evolve as the disease systemically progresses. Syphilis has been around for centuries, and we can attribute the rise of the specialty of dermatology to its prevalence and protean nature. Syphilis is on the rise again for the first time since the advent of penicillin, making it important for healthcare providers to have knowledge of its presentation in its various stages.