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Secondary Disseminated Syphilis

Case from my residency that @EstradaElJefe helped me publish in JGIM. One important finding
Secondary Disseminated ... Syphilis Case ... /ReafordRJ #Syphilis ... #Secondary #Disseminated ... #Dermatology #Clinical
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Primary Syphilis ... Without treatment ... Secondary Syphilis ... or secondary syphilis ... #Primary #Secondary
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Secondary Syphilis ... resembling rashes caused ... #Secondary #Syphilis ... Rash #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Arthritis • Disseminated ... Tenosynovitis) • Secondary ... Syphilis (Red/Copper ... like rash) • Primary ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Genital Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated - Vesicles:
 • Herpes simplex
Elevated - Papules / Plaques -
acuminata) • Secondary ... Syphilis (condyloma ... - Painless • Primary ... #skinlesions #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... 1) Primary Syphilis ... responsible for most cases ... . 2) Secondary ... : • Primary, secondary
Primary Syphilis
Usually, a single ulcer (chancre) appears at the site where the bacteria entered the body.
Primary Syphilis ... heals without treatment ... progresses to the secondary ... #Primary #Syphilis ... Chancres #Diagnosis #Clinical
Histoplasmosis - Histoplasma capsulatum 
Found in Spelunkers. Caves. Bat and Bird droppings
Distribution: Mississippi and Ohio River
Caves. ... River Valleys Clinical ... asymptomatic • Disseminated ... immunocompromised • Primary ... infection: TB-like Treatment
Secondary Syphilis - Rash on Palms and Soles 
41ys, seen in our ED b/c of 20
Secondary Syphilis ... in 80% of cases ... #clinical #photo ... #dermatology #Palms ... #Soles #dermatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Abnormalities in primary ... or secondary hemostasis ... Meningococcemia - Disseminated ... #dermatology #physicalexam