Syphilis: The International Challenge of the Great Imitator

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-202

  Domantay Apostol, Genevieve P ^a   Handog, Evangeline B ^a,b   Gabriel, Ma Teresita G ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^b Asian Hospital and Medical Center Muntinlupa   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; PROBENECID; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MOUTH LESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSTITUTION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS, CUTANEOUS; SYPHILIS, LATENT; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 40949131066     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2007.12.001     Document Type: Review

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