What are the symptoms of syphilis in men?

Many people do not know much about syphilis. They just know that it can be transmitted through sexual contact and is a type of sexually transmitted disease. When syphilis appears in the body, for example, in male patients, it mainly manifests as a chancre. It may be a papule at the beginning, but it will soon become damaged and eroded, and there will be a small amount of exudate.

1. What are the symptoms of syphilis in men?

1. The primary symptom of male syphilis is mainly manifested as chancre, which occurs 2 to 4 weeks after unclean sexual life. The chancre starts as a papule, but it breaks quickly. The typical chancre is round, with a diameter of 1 to 2 cm, clear boundaries, and the surface of the ulcer is slightly higher than the skin surface. It is a flesh-red erosive surface with a small amount of exudate on it, which contains a large number of syphilis spirochetes. A few days to a week after the appearance of the chancre, the local lymph nodes on one side swell, and later the other side also swells.

2. The symptoms of secondary syphilis in men are the generalized stage of syphilis. The period from the disappearance of the chancre to the appearance of the secondary syphilis rash is called the second latent period. The secondary syphilis rash usually occurs 3-4 weeks after the chancre disappears, which is equivalent to 9-12 weeks after infection. Secondary syphilis is caused by the Treponema pallidum entering the bloodstream through the lymph nodes and causing extensive damage to the whole body. In addition to causing skin damage, it can also invade the internal organs and nervous system.

2. What should men pay attention to when they get syphilis?

1. Fear

Many people have a fear of sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis, which directly affects the treatment effect of syphilis. Many people think that syphilis cannot be cured and worry about it all day long. In fact, syphilis can be completely cured as long as it is discovered in time, treated early, and attention is paid to regular care and health care, and regular treatment is adhered to.

2. Lucky mentality

The pathogen of syphilis is Treponema pallidum. During treatment, it is necessary to use drugs regularly and in sufficient amounts to target the pathogen. In addition, all kinds of health care during treatment must be strictly in place. Do not be lucky. You must not think that you are cured just because the symptoms disappear and ignore all kinds of care measures. The development and treatment of syphilis have certain rules. There are very few people who escape this rule by luck. Therefore, it is recommended that patients must take treatment seriously and strictly follow the doctor's instructions to do a good job of care. Do not be lucky.

3. What are the dangers of syphilis in men?

1. The structure of syphilis spirochetes mutates and develops drug resistance. Every pathogenic microorganism has the characteristic of mutation, and spirochetes are no exception. Mutated spirochetes are like upgraded computer operating systems, with more complete functions, stronger toxicity, and more difficult to treat. At the same time, the abuse of clinical antibiotics has accelerated the development of spirochetes' resistance to drugs, bringing difficulties to traditional treatment.

2. The degree of harm increases, and the disability and mortality rates rise. As the toxicity of the spirochetes increases after mutation, the degree of damage to the body's organs increases. Moreover, the disease progresses rapidly after mutation, and the traditional treatment is ineffective, resulting in an increase in the disability and mortality rates of syphilis. Failure to treat in time will lead to organ dysfunction and even endanger life.

3. Spirochetes harm the cardiovascular system and can cause aortic inflammation, aortic insufficiency, aortic aneurysm, etc.

4. What are the causes of syphilis in men?

1. Traumatic infection

Syphilis bacteria can enter the body through small broken wounds on the skin or mucous membranes. After a few days of incubation, the bacteria will multiply to a sufficient number and then cause disease. Therefore, be careful when treating broken wounds.

2. Unclean sex life

Disinfection is the main cause of syphilis. Syphilis is almost always caused by sexual contact. Syphilis patients are the source of infection. It is highly contagious and has a high infection rate. The disease usually occurs 7-60 days after infection.

3. Maternal transmission

Pregnant women with syphilis can transmit the disease to their fetuses through the placenta, causing intrauterine infection of the fetus, which often occurs after 4 months of pregnancy, leading to miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth or the birth of a child with congenital syphilis.

4. Indirect contact infection

It is mainly transmitted through contact with the secretions of syphilis patients or contaminated utensils, such as towels, foot cloths, foot basins, clothes and quilts stained with secretions, and even toilet seats.

5. How can men determine whether they have syphilis?

1. History of unclean sexual intercourse: The patient should be asked about his history of visiting prostitutes or other unclean sexual intercourse to determine the source of infection. If there is a hard chancre in the anus, the patient should be asked whether there is a history of anal intercourse. It is very necessary to ask about the time of unclean sexual intercourse to determine the latent period of syphilis.

2. Current medical history: history of genital ulcers, skin erythema, papules, warts, history of chancre, secondary or tertiary syphilis. Syphilis serological test results.

3. Marital history: whether there is foreign marriage, number of marriages, whether the spouse has sexually transmitted diseases or clinical manifestations of suspected sexually transmitted diseases, etc.

4. If there is suspicion of congenital syphilis, the patient should be asked whether his parents have ever had syphilis, whether his brothers and sisters have been infected, and whether he has any symptoms and signs of early and late syphilis.

5. If latent syphilis is suspected, inquire about the infection history and whether there are any diseases that cause biological false positives in serological tests.

6. Treatment history: whether the patient has received syphilis treatment, dosage and course of treatment, whether the treatment is regular, and whether there is a history of drug allergy.