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syphilis, secondary on the palms, secondary syphilis, secondary syphilis, second stage, the sexually transmitted disease syphilis this stage, most contagious of all stages, characterized by the spread, the bacteria which causes, syphilis throughout the body, syphilis, sexually-transmitted infectious disease, spirochete treponema pallidum, syphilis has three main stages, primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, tertiary syphilis, one-third of untreated individuals, primary syphilis, progress, second stage, secondary syphilis, occurs at, 2 to 8 weeks, appearance, the original painless sore, chancre, cases the chancre, still be present, in secondary syphilis, bacteria have spread, in the bloodstream, have reached highest numbers, most common symptoms include skin rash, varied in appearance, yet frequently involves, palms, soles, lesions, in the mouth, vagina, penis, mucous patches, lesions, appear, moist, warty patches on the genitalia, skin folds, condylomata lata, secondary syphilis, additional symptoms fever, malaise, loss of appetite, swollen lymph nodes, noted, stage, most contagious stage of syphilis, resolves, weeks, cases it, last up to a year, skin rash, throughout the body, flat, raised patches, involve the palms, soles, enlarged lymph nodes, mucous patches, painless silvery ulcerations of mucous membranes, seen mostly, in the mouth, on the genitals, condyloma lata, coalescing papules which form a grey-white plaque frequently in folds groin, genital areas, axilla, under the breasts, hair loss, alopecia, general symptoms fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, aches, pains in bones, achy muscles, achy joints, few cases of secondary syphilis, original chancre, still be present, diagnosis of secondary syphilis, blood tests, an initial screening, the non-treponemal tests vdrl, rpr, positive, diagnosis is confirmed by another blood test, specific antibody, fta-abs fluorescent treponemal antibody test, blood tests, skin, mucous membrane lesions, organism which causes, syphilis identified on darkfield microscopic examination, mainstay of treatment of secondary syphilis is antibiotic therapy, antibiotic of choice is penicillin, given by injection once a week, three weeks, in individuals allergic to penicillin, doxycycline used, total of two weeks, after antibiotic treatment, follow-up blood tests, rpr, done at 3, 6 months, later, to assess whether treatment was effective, repeated, additional evaluation performed, individuals, a jarish-herxheimer reaction, occur several hours following treatment of secondary syphilis, characterized by fevers, chills, malaise, joint, muscle aches, lasts 24 hours, secondary syphilis, completely cured, diagnosed early, treated effectively, up to one-third of patients, develop late complications of syphilis, complications of syphilis, the syndromes associated, tertiary syphilis, neurosyphilis, cardiovascular complications, aortitis, aneurysms, destructive lesions, the skin, bones, gummas, untreated secondary syphilis, pregnancy, transmission, fetus, congenital syphilis, notify provider, have symptoms suggestive of syphilis, changed sexual partners, have multiple sexual partners, have been diagnosed, sexually transmitted diseases, screened, syphilis have any symptoms, safer sexual practices, consistent condom use, important measures, in the prevention of syphilis, early diagnosis, treatment is needed, prevent ongoing transmission of this disease, screening, evaluation, sexually transmitted disease.