Syphilis - primary

Alternative names:

primary syphilis

Symptoms:

• painless sores
  • genital lesions (male)
  • genital lesions (female)
  • mouth sores
  • skin lesion on the fingers
  • sores or lesions on the rectum

• enlarged lymph nodes in the area containing the chancre
• a chancre or sore that heals in 4 to 8 weeks

Signs and tests:

• VDRL
• FTA-ABS fluorescent treponemal antibody test
• dark field examination of fluid from sore
• RPR
• STS (serologic test for syphilis; any of the other tests may be used)