[Question #232] Syphilis or not?
108 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
108 months ago
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Welcome to the Forum. I'll try to help. Syphilis is transmitted from person to person through direct contact of an uninfected person with a syphilitic lesion and does not necessarily require penetrative sex or fluid exchange for transmission. Thus, I suppose that if your masseuse had a syphilitic lesion somewhere which came into contact with your skin in the course of your massage transmission could occur. When a syphilitic lesion occurs, rather quickly (in a few days) it progresses from a intact lesion to an ulcerated, open sore, Syphilis lesions are also typically painless. If your lesion is not doing this, it seems unlikely. Further, unless there is more to the story in terms of what you know about your masseuse or the contact, the scenario you describe however seems a bit unlikely and I suspect there are many other dermatological processes that could be causing this problem. I am surprised your dermatologist did not offer a better explanation - it might be worth mentioning your concern to him. If the lesion has been present for more than two or three days, a syphilis blood test would certainly rule out the possibility of syphilis.
I hope this comment is helpful. EWH
108 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
108 months ago
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107 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
107 months ago
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