Learn neuro syphilis and visual syphilis

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease with very serious complications if not treated properly and promptly. The article below will help us learn to have an overview of the disease.

1. What is syphilis? What are nerve syphilis and visual syphilis?

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Through open wounds, scratches on the skin, bacteria will enter the body. The disease is spread mainly sexually but can also be transmitted from mother to child.

Patients with neurological syphilis and visual syphilis do not automatically develop manifestations of diseases such as dementia or visual problems, as the condition is only present in patients with syphilis after years of not being treated.

2. How is syphilis spread?

You can get syphilis when in direct contact with open wounds on the skin during sex. Ulcers can appear around the penis, vagina, anus or rectum …

Mothers with syphilis can transmit the disease to you just before and after birth.

Syphilis spreads from mother to child

Syphilis can be transmitted from mother to child

3. Stages of syphilis

Syphilis is divided into several stages with different signs and symptoms, including:

  • Initial stage: small ulcers appear around the penis, anus, vagina or rectum, some others appear in or around the mouth. Most people will not notice this ulcer because it usually does not cause pain and can heal on its own for 3-6 weeks whether it is cured or not. When the ulcer disappears, you must continue to treat the disease to avoid severe transfer.
  • The second stage: at this stage, the person may have a rash, swelling of the lymph nodes and fever. The rash will begin from the torso and slowly cover the whole body, including the palms and feet, without itching. Patients may feel fatigue, sore throat, headache, weight loss, swollen lymph nodes and muscle pain or hair loss. In addition, the person at this stage may also have pain in the mouth, vagina or anus. Symptoms at this stage can disappear even if you are not treated. However, the disease can also move to the underlying stage if the treatment is not correct.
  • Latent stage: if the patient is not treated properly and in a timely manner, the disease will progress to neurological syphilis and visual syphilis. At this stage, the person cannot infect others, however the mother can still transmit the disease to the child. Usually at this stage, the patient will not see any signs or symptoms of the disease. If left uns cured, you can continue to carry syphilis in your body for years with no signs or symptoms.
  • Triad syphilis: this is an extremely dangerous stage of syphilis. Once in the triad stage, many of the body's bodies may be affected and affected, including the heart, blood cells, brain and nervous system. Syphilis is very severe, signs and symptoms will appear within 10 to 30 years after infection. At this stage, the disease will damage the muscles and can lead to death, destroying the nervous system.
  • Neurological syphilis and visual syphilis: people with ascular syphilis, which can cause damage to the brain, nervous system (nerve syphilis) or eyes (visual syphilis). This is the last stage of the disease.

4. Signs of neurological syphilis and visual syphilis

Patients with neurological syphilis and visual syphilis often have the following manifestations, including:

  • Joint pain, muscle pain, pain in the 20th
  • Severe headaches
  • Unsteady walking
  • Difficulty coordinating motor gestures
  • Urinary insy order to urinate
  • Convulsions, polio or paralysis
  • Erratic mood
  • Changing personality, poor judgment
  • Hallucinations and paranoia
  • Poor memory

Symptoms of visual syphilis include visual changes and even blindness.

Blind syphilis

Visual syphilis can cause blindness

5. Diagnosis of syphilis

Usually the doctor will perform a blood test to detect syphilis. The doctor will conduct blood tests for RPR and TPHA tests.

Besides, the doctor can perform the test through ulcers on the skin and mucous membranes of the patient to check for the appearance of syphilis twisted bacteria.

If the pregnant woman has syphilis, the doctor will conduct an amniotic fluid test to see if the fetal condition has contracted and the progressive condition of the disease. Infected children can be born without any signs or symptoms of the disease. However, if not treated immediately, the child may have serious health problems such as cataracts, deafness or anemage, and even death.

6. Treatment of syphilis

Syphilis can be definitively treated with the appropriate use of antibiotics. However, the treatment may not recover any damage caused by the disease. Patients with syphilis are usually treated by intravenous injection of penicilin.

If the person responds to treatments, the symptoms of syphilis and visual syphilis can be improved to a certain extent.

Cases of syphilis can still be recurrent, even if you have been treated definitively.

7. Prevention of syphilis

Anyone is at risk for syphilis when having uns secure sex. To reduce your risk of getting sick, you can follow these guidelines:

  • Comprehensive health check-up
  • Use condoms to prevent syphilis infection, avoid direct contact with ulcers.

Share99 International Health Hub provides a Package of Examination and Screening for social diseases so that customers can detect diseases early and have an effective treatment direction, preventing dangerous complications. The social disease screening package at Share99 is open to all ages, both men and women.

When applying for the Social Disease Screening Package, customers will be: Dermatology Examination; Perform tests such as: rapid HIV Ab test, Chlamydia rapid test, Treponema pallidium rapid test, treponema pallidum TPHA test, soi staining bacteria test and microfungal staining test …

To register for examination and treatment at Share99 International Health Hub, you can contact Share99 Health System nationwide, or register for an online examination HERE.

Reference source: Webmd.com; Cdc.gov

SEE MORE:

  • Syphilis: Causes, routes of transmission, signs of recognition
  • Syphilis can be transmitted from mother to child through the placenta
  • How does syphilis treat?
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  • Photos of syphilis in stages

About: John Smith

b1ffdb54307529964874ff53a5c5de33?s=90&r=gI am the author of Share99.net. I had been working in Vinmec International General Hospital for over 10 years. I dedicate my passion on every post in this site.

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