What Does Syphilis Look Like?
What syphilis looks like varies from patient to patient is very much dependent on the stage of the disease.
What Does Syphilis Look Like In The Early Stage?
The initial stage of syphilis is known as primary syphilis. Usually within 3 weeks a painless ulcer appears known as a chancre. This painless ulcer heals without treatment in just a few weeks and for this reason often goes undiagnosed.
Click what syphilis can look like in an early stage to see photos of early syphilis.
What Does Secondary Syphilis Look Like?
Secondary syphilis often looks like a rash on the palms and soles or a generalized rash. Click what does secondary syphilis look like to see photos of secondary syphilis.
What Does The Late Stage Of Syphilis Look Like?
The latent (hidden) stage of syphilis begins when secondary symptoms disappear. Without treatment, the infected person will continue to have syphilis even though there are no signs or symptoms; infection remains in the body. In the late stages of syphilis, it may subsequently damage the internal organs, including the brain, nerves, eyes, heart, blood vessels, liver, bones, and joints. This internal damage may show up many years later. Signs and symptoms of the late stage of syphilis include difficulty coordinating muscle movements, paralysis, numbness, gradual blindness, and dementia. This damage may be serious enough to cause death.
Below are photos of what syphilis can look like in the later stage.
What Early Syphilis Looks Like
What Does Secondary Syphilis Look LIke?
What Does Late Syphilis Look Like?
