In the first stage of syphilis, you will develop a type of sore called a chancre around your vagina, anus, penis, or mouth.

How do you get syphilis? The disease is transmitted by ... single or multiple sores (chancre) appear at the site where the bacteria infiltrated. These lesions are hard, round, and painless.

Background Ocular syphilis is often difficult to diagnose because of the wide variation in clinical features. HIV co-infection may further complicate the picture. Case presentation Herein the ...

Researchers found evidence that early versions of syphilis-causing bacteria existed in the Americas long before the arrival ...

Syphilis in the United States is at an all ... The most common initial symptom, though, is a small sore, called a chancre, on the genitals, rectum or mouth. Chancres are usually firm, round ...

Consequently, we wish to reiterate that unexplained external and internal ocular lesions such as eyelid lesions in HIV-infected patients should always raise the suspicion of syphilis. In this ...