Lymphadenitis Syphilitic

Syphilitic lymphadenitis (eng. Lymphadenitis syphilica) is a combined infectious and inflammatory process in the lymph nodes that occurs with secondary syphilis. Pathomorphologically, it is a specific inflammation of the lymph node with extranodal involvement

Syphilitic lymphadenitis is a disease that occurs as a result of infection with the syphilis virus. It affects the lymph nodes and can lead to serious complications, including lymphadenopathy.

Syphilis is an infectious disease that is sexually transmitted. The causative agent of the infection is the bacterium Treponema pallidum. The disease begins without visible symptoms and proceeds secretly. Signs of the disease appear no earlier than a month after the bacteria enters the human body. During the incubation period (from the moment of infection to the appearance of the first signs), a person is already considered infectious and is capable of transmitting the infection to a healthy body. Diagnosis of syphilitic infection is based on the results of blood tests and the special Wasserman reaction. Symptoms of the disease do not appear in all patients. Most often, people infected with syphilis do not even suspect that they have it, since the disease is often asymptomatic. This infection is transmitted from person to person. Bacteria can be transmitted through blood, by using unsterile instruments, or by kissing. There is a possibility of infection through clothing or bedding if a previous patient used these items. How long a person is infectious depends on the stage of the disease. At different stages, syphilis is transmitted differently and the period of infection varies: during the active incubation period, that is, during the first week, a person is extremely contagious and infection occurs through the blood with the release of bacteria from wounds (abrasions) on the skin and mucous membranes. Through mucous membranes and from contact with contaminated waters (for example, through a bath or swimming pool)