Clinical manifestations of syphilis in the Orenburg region

The incidence of sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis, remains high. Recent reports discuss syphilis pathomorphosis, difficulties in the differential diagnosis, and changes in the incidence of clinical manifestations. A total of 1304 cases with syphilis are analyzed in order to detect the specific features of clinical course of the disease. Syphilis is highly prevalent in subjects of reproductive age. Latent forms predominate in the morbidity structure, the leading form is early latent syphilis. Characteristics ofprimary syphilis are demonstrated: erosive hard chancre, complicated forms such as balanopostitis, a lesser incidence of regional lymphadenitis, extragenital location of the infection. The course of secondary syphilis is characterized by a lesser incidence of hard chancre rudiments and of local scleradenitis, predominance of the papular form, lesser incidence of the palmar and plantar syphilids, wide condylomata, involvement of the buccal and lingual mucosa.

syphilis, prevalence, clinical forms, clinical course