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. 2023 May;21(5):504-517.
doi: 10.1111/ddg.14999.

Syphilis

Birgit Sadoghi  1 , Georg Stary  2 , Peter Wolf  1
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Syphilis

Birgit Sadoghi et al. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2023 May.

Abstract

Syphilis is a curable systemic infectious disease with a clear increase in incidence in recent years. The disease presents with a broad clinical spectrum and challenges clinicians due to the long incubation period and the sometimes complex interpretation of serological test results. Penicillin G remains the treatment of choice in all stages of syphilis.

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