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Secondary Syphilis : Complications

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Syphilis - secondary
The complications of syphilis are related to the development of the syndromes associated with tertiary syphilis:.Cardiovascular complications(aortitis and aneurysms) Destructive lesions of the skin and bones(gummas) Neurosyphilis.In addition, untr...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 1, 2008

Specific Complications Articles

Congenital syphilis
Congenital syphilis is a severe, disabling, and often life-threatening infection seen in infants. A pregnant mother who has syphilis can spread the disease through the placenta to the unborn infant.Congenital syphilis is caused by the organism Tre...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 8, 2007
Neurosyphilis
Neurosyphilis is an infection of the brain or spinal cord. It occurs in persons with untreated syphilis many years after they are first infected.Neurosyphilis is caused by Treponema pallidum, the bacteria that cause syphillis.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 28, 2008
Syphilis - tertiary
Tertiary syphilis can follow the initial infection(primary syphilis) by 3 to 15 years.In tertiary syphilis, the infection-causing organisms have continued to grow for years. Pockets of damage, or lesions, affects various tissues such as the bones,...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 1, 2008
Aneurysm
An aneurysm is an abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel.It is not clear exactly what causes aneurysms. Some aneurysms are present at birth(congenital).
Source:ADAM
Date:September 13, 2008
Aneurysms
Cerebral aneurysm is the enlargement, distention, dilation, bulging, or ballooning of the wall of a cerebral artery or vein. Aneurysms affect arteries throughout the body, including blood vessels in the brain(intracerebral aneurysm).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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