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Syphilis Treatment

Health Encyclopedia: Congenital Syphilis

Alternative Names

Congenital lues; Fetal syphilis

Treatment

Penicillin is the treatment for all forms of syphilis. Infants born to infected mothers who received adequate penicillin treatment during pregnancy are at minimal risk.

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Expectations (prognosis)

Many infants who were infected early in the pregnancy are stillborn. Treatment of the expectant mother lowers the risk of congenital syphilis in the infant. Babies who acquire...

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Expert & Community Posts

The Ethics of Clinical Trials

By Paul Ballas , Health Expert

...on people. The Tuskegee Syphilis Study was conducted to evaluate the... Read more »

I've done something stupid...

By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert

...HPV can lead to cancer of the cervix or penis and syphilis can lead to heart damage, blindness... Read more »

Why get tested for STDs? What to Expect?

By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...relationship. In that case, yearly screening for HIV, syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea might... Read more »

The Controversial Death of Meriweather Lewis

By Christopher Lukas , Health Expert

...(manic-depression)? Or did he commit suicide because he had syphilis, and it made him crazy?This... Read more »

Genital Bumps, Lesions, Sores, Warts, Scabs and Ulcers in Men

By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert

...Have a single painless ulcer on the penis? Consider syphilis. The painless ulcer is called a... Read more »

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Syphilis: primary

Primary syphilis Treatment Syphilis can be treated with antibiotics, such as penicillin G benzathine, doxycycline or tetracycline (for patients... Read more »

Syphilis: secondary

Secondary syphilis Prevention Safer sexual practices and consistent condom use are important measures in the prevention of syphilis. In addition,... Read more »

Syphilis: secondary

Secondary syphilis Treatment The mainstay of treatment of secondary syphilis is antibiotic therapy. The antibiotic of choice is penicillin... Read more »

Neurosyphilis

Penicillin is used to treat neurosyphilis. The medicine may be given in various ways. It may be injected into a vein every day for 10 days, then given into a muscle once a week... Read more »

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Primary syphilis

Medications

LEVITRA Oral Uses and How to Use

...transmitted diseases (e.g., HIV, hepatitis B, gonorrhea, syphilis). Practice "safe sex" such... Read more »

Viagra Oral Uses and How to Use

...transmitted diseases (e.g., HIV, hepatitis B, gonorrhea, syphilis). Practice "safe sex" such as... Read more »

CIALIS Oral Uses and How to Use

...transmitted diseases (e.g., HIV, hepatitis B, gonorrhea, syphilis). Practice "safe sex" such as... Read more »

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