Syphilis of bones.

Syphilis of the spine.

The manifestations of late syphilis are rarely seen nowadays. In the Oslo study, benign tertiary syphilis occurred in 15-8 per cent. of 1,147 patients with untreated syphilis. The commonest sites of 'benign' tertiary syphilis were the skin, the mucous membranes, and the bones (70 0, 10-3, and 9-6 per cent. of all cases, respectively) (Gjestland, 1955). Thus, syphilis affecting the bones can be ...

The limits of biomolecular palaeopathology: ancient DNA cannot be used to study venereal syphilis

To determine whether ancient DNA (aDNA) can be used to study the palaeopathology of venereal syphilis, we carried out a comprehensive analysis of the preservation of human and pathogen DNA in a set of 46 bones of various ages, most of which displayed osteological indications of the disease. Bones came from seven English cemetery sites that were in use during the 9the19th centuries. Twelve of th...

Diagnostic criteria of syphilis, yaws and treponarid (treponematoses) and of some other diseases in dry bones (for use in osteo-archaeology)

Osteitis in early syphilis. A case report.

Osteitis of the tibia was diagnosed in a patient presenting with secondary syphilis. The course of the illness indicates that pain in bones in secondary syphilis may be the first symptom of an otherwise inapparent osteitis.

Congenital Syphilis

Two cases of congenital syphilis was presented and few aspect of the disease and its treatment was discussed.