Naming the specificity of these diseases has led to successful outcomes. For instance, Syphilis is initiated by Treponema pallidum, Gonorrhea is due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Chlamydia is due to infection by Chlamydia trachomatis. Hepatitis B, Herpes Simplex virus (HSV), Human Papillomavirus (...
Classically described “venereal diseases,” including gonorrhea, syphilis, chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, and granuloma inguinale, are now termed sexually transmitted diseases (STD). They have been joined by an array of bacterial, viral, fungal, and even animal pathogens as listed b...
It is characteristic of certain infections, such as bubonic plague and syphilis. Back to top C Colloportus (Locking Spell) – Coller means "to stick together" in French, and portus means "door" in Latin. Conjunctivitus Curse –"Conjunctivitis" is the scientific name for pink eye, the ...
Common (1% to 10%): Proteinuria (Grade 1: up to 6%), syphilis (all Grades: up to 6%), secondary syphilis (all Grades: up to 6%), urethritis (all Grades: up to 5%), urinary tract infection (all Grades: up to 5%), hematuria (greater than 75 RBC/HPF: up to 3%), genital ulce...
If your insurance company asks, tell them these are the tests that will be ordered for PrEP: HIV 4th generation antibody/antigen test, serum creatinine, hepatitis B surface antigen (all required), and (optionally) syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia testing (rectal swab, throat swab, urine collect...
All tests were nonreactive in these last group of patients. In the neurosyphilis patients, sensitivity of the TP.PA was 100%. The performance of this test in CSF from patients with primary syphilis was as good as that of the other tests. In secondary and latent syphilis, the TP.PA ...
Granulomatous lesion other than TB are sarcoid, Crohn’s disease, actinomycosis, leprosy, granuloma inguinale, lymphogranuloma venereum, syphilis, histoplasmosis, brucellosis, berylliosis, silicosis, tularemia, and foreign body reaction. Schistosomiasis and filariasis may directly damage the fallopian tubes...
The two former tests were found to be equally sensitive in detecting incubating syphilis in the rabbits, the VDRL test was significantly slower in this respect. From the absence of orchitis as well as seroconversion in rabbits, inoculated with blood-treponeme mixtures stored for 120 h or longer...
Syphilis Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Takayasu’s arteritis Moyamoya disease Chronic meningitis Cardioembolism Valvular disease Mitral valve prolapse Atrial fibrillation Subacute bacterial endocarditis Peripartum cardiomyopathy Atrial septal defect with paradoxical embolism ...
Syphilis Tuberculosis Cavernous sinus thrombosis Head trauma Temporal arteritis Burns As mentioned previously, various drugs have been shown to elevate levels of serum prolactin (Table 2),58most notably oral contraceptives and psychotropic agents. Antipsychotic tranquilizers (phenothiazines) are the most pot...