Syphilitic osteochondritis
The pathogen of syphilis is Treponema pallidum, and 60% of patients may suffer from bone and joint damage. It is a kind of sexually transmitted disease. After the founding of New China, the disease has been eliminated, but in recent years it has resurfaced.
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Site of disease:
Whole body bones -
Infectious :
Contagious -
Frequent population:
Syphilitic patients, infants six months after birth -
Related symptoms:
Joint swelling Muscle atrophy Mucosal damage Abscess Long bone enlargement -
Concurrent disease: