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. 2023 May 16;329(19):1710.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.2897.

What Is Syphilis?

Shiwei Zhou¹, Rishi Chanderraj^{1

2}

Affiliations

PMID: 37083945
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.2897

What Is Syphilis?

Shiwei Zhou et al. JAMA. 2023.

. 2023 May 16;329(19):1710.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.2897.

Authors

Shiwei Zhou¹, Rishi Chanderraj^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
² VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

PMID: 37083945
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.2897

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This JAMA Patient Page describes syphilis, its signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

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