Sífilis: The Great Mimicker

Syphilis is a disease of sexual transmission or passed from the mother to fetus caused by a restricted anaerobic spirochete bacterium that parasites exclusively man. This term was first used in 1530 but only in 1905 was it associated with Treponema. Since the advent of penicillin, cases of syphilis...

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Autores: Cardieri Romeiro, Pedro Henrique, Porto, Hisabella Lorena Simões, dos Reis, Rafaela Barbosa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
Repositorio:HU Revista (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufjf.br:article/25832
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/25832
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Syphilis
Congenital syphilis
Neurosyphilis
Latent syphilis
Sífilis
Sífilis Congênita
Neurossífilis
Sífilis latente
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Sumario:Syphilis is a disease of sexual transmission or passed from the mother to fetus caused by a restricted anaerobic spirochete bacterium that parasites exclusively man. This term was first used in 1530 but only in 1905 was it associated with Treponema. Since the advent of penicillin, cases of syphilis have declined until about 20 years ago when the incidence of this disease has increased again.Although it is a disease with multiple manifestations being able to mimic other comorbidities, the diagnosis and treatment of Lues is relatively simple and inexpensive, which contradicts the high prevalence of this disease until the present day. Due to the epidemiological changes characterized by increased incidence and prevalence in the last decade, the objective of this review was to present the relevant aspects to detect the disease and aspects of its treatment, according to the different faces of the disease, prevention and treatment.