SYPHILIS: What Are Warning Signs/Symptoms? What Does it Look Like? (Photos here) What Are the Disease Stages? | Dr. Jen Caudle

Syphilis infection is divided into four clinical stages: primary, secondary, latent and tertiary. The bone involvement in syphilis infection usually affects the superficial bones, e.g. tibia, skull, sternum and clavicles and manifests as periostitis, with syphilitic osteomyelitis and osteitis being rather a well-known finding in tertiary and congenital syphilis, but is atypical in secondary #syphilis #microbiology #microbiologist #microbiologylab #explorepage #bacteriology #microbe #science #mol