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LATENT SYPHILIS

LATENT SYPHILISย ย ICD-10: A53.0

โ€ข Suspected on the basis of a history of primary or secondary lesions, history of exposure to syphilis, or delivery of an infant with congenital syphilis; can occur without prior recognized primary or secondary lesions.
โ€ข Treatment: As for primary syphilis (see p. 809).

CLINICAL MANIFESTATION

No clinical signs or symptoms of infection; STS positive; CSF is normal. COURSEโ€‚A previous negative STS defines the duration of latency. Early latent syphilis (<1 year) is distinguished from late latent disease (โ‰ฅ1 year). Latent disease does not preclude

infectiousness or the development of gummatous skin lesions, cardiovascular lesions, or neurosyphilis. Maternal-fetal transmission can occur. Seventy percent of untreated patients never develop clinically evident tertiary syphilis. The more sensitive treponemal antibody test rarely becomes negative without treatment.