Syphilis

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Test:

Syphilis IgE (+), lesion fluid dark field microscopy.(+), Wassermann reaction (+), VDRL (+), FTA (+),.Treponema immobilisation test (+). Cerebral syphilis - colloidal gold (AB), CSF lymphocytes (H), CSF protein (H)

Sign:

Argyll-Robertson pupil (tertiary), chloasma, fron-tal bossing (congenital), hepatomegaly, lens opacity (congenital), mydriasis (tertiary), slurred speech (GPI), postural tremor (GPI)

Dd:

Gonorrhoea, NSU, yaws, chancroid, lymphogran,uloma venereum, herpes, neoplasm, drug erup-_ tions, pityriasis rosea, nephritis. Tertiary syphilis may mimic a vast range of diseases

Phys:

Complex venereal infection caused by the spirochaete Treponema pallidurn. Any organ or tissue of the body may be involved in the tertian/ stage