Other sexually transmitted diseases. II.

Syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases.

As early syphilis becomes more uncommon in the community, it will present frequently to the tertiary hospital as a diagnostic problem. Twenty patients with classic signs and symptoms of primary and secondary syphilis in whom the correct diagnosis was initially missed are presented. The importance of a routine admission Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test (VDRL) in making the correct diagn...

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Part II: “Drips” & Discharges

Gonococcal Urethritis. Gram stain of the urethral discharge in this man shows many polymorphonuclear leukocytes with intracellular Gram negative diplococci. Photo courtesy of the CDC Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) associated with discharges or “drips” are usually caused by one of three types of pathogens bacteria, viruses, or parasites. One non-STD fungal infection, candidiasis, is seen f...

[Sexually transmitted diseases (S.T.D.)].

Importance of the so-called 'other' sexually-transmitted diseases.

(1) Some data are presented concerning the frequency and potential morbidity of sexually-transmitted organisms other than T. pallidum or N. gonorrhoeae. (2) Most of the diseases with which these organisms are associated are more prevalent than syphilis and some, at least in one sex, are as common as gonorrhoea. A number appear to carry considerable morbidity, which in the case of Type II herpes...

Syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases in HIV infection.

An ongoing resurgence of syphilis and continued transmission of other common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in HIV-infected patients is fueled by a number of factors, including "prevention burnout" resulting from fatigue with long-term, safer-sex behavior, use of recretional drugs (notably methamphetamine), and false sense of security associated with HIV serosorting and elevated CD4+ cell...