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Overview

Syphilis may be classified according to the development of disease into 2 groups: congenital and acquired. Acquired syphilis may be classified further into 4 subtypes: primary, secondary, latent and tertiary syphilis.

Classification

There is no established clasification system for syphilis. However, it may be classified into following subtypes:[1][2][3][4][5][4][6][7][8][9][10]

Congenital

Congenital Syphilis is transmitted from mother to child by vertical transmission during pregnancy, or during delivery in cases of maternal active lesions. Congenital syphilis may be classified according to latency of onset as follows:

  • Early: Manifests before 2 years of age
  • Late: Manifests after 2 years of age

Acquired

The mode of transmission in acquired syphilis is primarily by direct contact with infectious lesions (usually on oral or genital contact). Acquired syphilis presents in progressive stages as follows:

Primary

Secondary

Latent syphilis

Stage of syphilis in which patient is serologically positive for treponema pallidum but is asymptomatic.

  • Early latent: Asymptomatic < 2 years
  • Late latent: Asymptomatic > 2 years

Tertiary or Gummatous syphilis

Late syphilis characterised by complications involving:

  • Other parts of the body

References

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