Reemerging syphilis

Santos, Ingrid da Silva; Bastos, Daniela Brito; Valente, Vitor Bonetti; <, Solange Pires D'Avila; Tjioe, Kellen Cristine; Biasoli, Éder Ricardo; Miyahara, Glauco Issamu; Bernabé, Daniel Galera

doi:10.5935/2525-5711.20170007

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“…There have been reports of increasing cases of syphilis in recent years, from different parts of the world, mainly the USA, Canada, China, Russia, parts of Europe, Australia, and Brazil. [ 6 ] In the USA, the rate of primary and secondary syphilis decreased throughout the 1990s, reached an all-time low in 2000, and increased 11.1% in 2004–2005. [ 7 ] In Brazil, there was a significant increase between 2010 and 2016, with 230,000 new cases of the disease being reported.…”

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Trends of syphilis seroprevalence at a tertiary care center in New Delhi, India: A 10-year analysis

Srivastava¹,

Bhargava²,

Bansal³

et al. 2023

Indian J Sex Transm Dis

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Objectives: Syphilis has been called the great mimicker or the great imitator due to its myriad of clinical presentations. Despite strenuous concerted efforts toward the elimination of syphilis, it still remains a goal to be achieved. During recent years, many different trends of syphilis have been reported from around the globe. Methods: A retrospective observational clinico-investigative study was carried out to analyze the 10-year trends of syphilis at one of the largest public sector hospitals in India. Results and Conclusion: Both venereal disease research laboratory and Treponema pallidum Hemagglutination assay positivity rates showed a significant declining trend from 2007 to 2016, reflecting the success of the National Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention and Control Program.

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Trends of syphilis seroprevalence at a tertiary care center in New Delhi, India: A 10-year analysis

Srivastava¹,

Bhargava²,

Bansal³

et al. 2023

Indian J Sex Transm Dis

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“…In addition, a small percentage of students reported knowledge about the differential diagnoses of oral manifestations of the disease. Indeed, studies have shown that the diagnosis of oral manifestations of syphilis represents a challenge for professionals because they have a variety of clinical appearances [12,13]. The fact that some characteristics may be similar to other conditions is of concern, and if diagnosis is not performed in the primary and secondary stages, the patient is exposed to the risk of complications related to the tertiary stage [12].…”

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Knowledge About Syphilis and Its Oral Manifestations Among Dental Students: Cross-sectional Study

Filho¹,

Garbín²,

Pires³

et al. 2020

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Background:Clinical manifestations of the syphilis can occur in the mouth and in the perioral region. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge about syphilis and its oral manifestations among dental students and to discuss the role of the dentist in prevention and control of this disease.Methods:This is a cross-sectional study carried out with dental students from a Public University. Data collection was performed by a semi-structured questionnaire containing 16 questions answered by students in classroom. Analyses of absolute and relative frequency were performed. To perform association among variables, the Chi-square test (or Fisher's exact test with Yates correction) was performed with 5% significance level. Results:Only 40 (46.4%) students correctly answered the question about disease stages. Almost all participants answered that syphilis has oral manifestations; however, only 44 (25.7%) answered the question correctly. Regarding differential diagnoses of other oral lesions, only 63 (37.3%) reported knowledge on this subject. There was a statistically significant association between student’s educational level and knowledge about the etiological agent (p = 0.000), clinical manifestations (p = 0.000), disease stages (p = 0.000), oral manifestations (p = 0.000) and drugs (p = 0.005) related to the disease.Conclusions:Participants showed important gaps in their knowledge about syphilis and its oral manifestations. Our findings, together with the increased number of new cases of the disease in the world, reinforce the need for training dental professionals with knowledge about early diagnosis, effective treatment and follow-up of syphilis cases.

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“…In addition, a small percentage of students reported knowledge about the differential diagnoses of oral manifestations of the disease. Indeed, studies have shown that the diagnosis of oral manifestations of syphilis represents a challenge for professionals because they have a variety of clinical appearances [23,24]. The fact that some characteristics may be similar to other conditions is of concern, and if diagnosis is not performed in the primary and secondary stages, the patient is exposed to the risk of complications related to the tertiary stage [23].…”

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Knowledge about syphilis and its oral manifestations among dental students: a cross-sectional study from Brazil, 2019

Filho

Garbín

Pires

et al. 2020

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Background: Clinical manifestations of the syphilis can occur in the mouth and in the perioral region. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge about syphilis and its oral manifestations among dental students and to discuss the role of the dentist in prevention and control of this disease. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out with 171 dentistry students enrolled in the second, third, fourth and fifth years in the first semester of 2019 from the Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Data collection was performed by a questionnaire containing 16 questions answered by students in classroom. Analyses of absolute and relative frequency were performed. To perform association among variables, the Chi-square test (or Fisher's exact test with Yates correction) was performed with 5% significance level. Results: Overall, 169 students participated in the study. Only 40 (46.4%) students correctly answered the question about disease stages. Almost all participants answered that syphilis has oral manifestations; however, only 44 (25.7%) answered the question correctly. Regarding differential diagnoses of other oral lesions, only 63 (37.3%) reported knowledge on this subject. There was a statistically significant association between student’s educational level and knowledge about the etiological agent (p<0.0001), clinical manifestations (p<0.0001), disease stages (p<0.0001), oral manifestations (p<0.0001) and drugs (p = 0.005) related to the disease. Conclusions: Participants showed important gaps in their knowledge about syphilis and its oral manifestations. Our findings, together with the increased number of new cases of the disease in the world, reinforce the need for training dental professionals with knowledge about early diagnosis, effective treatment and follow-up of syphilis cases.

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Reemerging syphilis

Abstract: Abstract:Background: Syphilis cases have increasing worldwide recently, indicating a resurgence

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

Trends of syphilis seroprevalence at a tertiary care center in New Delhi, India: A 10-year analysis

Trends of syphilis seroprevalence at a tertiary care center in New Delhi, India: A 10-year analysis

Knowledge About Syphilis and Its Oral Manifestations Among Dental Students: Cross-sectional Study

Knowledge about syphilis and its oral manifestations among dental students: a cross-sectional study from Brazil, 2019

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