Congenital syphilis can be difficult to diagnose because the mother's antibodies will be circulating in the baby's blood for the first 12 to 18 months of life. By examining nasal secretions under the microscope, the lab can confirm whether the baby hasT. pallidumor not.7 How Syphilis Is Tre...
The condition is called secondary hypogonadism and it can be either present since birth (Kalman’s syndrome) or acquired later in life. Acquired secondary hypogonadism can be caused by: pituitary tumors and hyperprolactinemia autoimmune inflammation of the pituitary gland or sarcoidosis hypothalamic or ...
Several other causes of AU have been described in the literature including herpes family virus, syphilis, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome, and Adamantiades–Bechet's disease (ABD) [Citation4]. In terms of disease duration, AU has been divided into acute,...