Syphilis: The Forgotten Sexually Transmitted Disease. A Brief Case Report

Authors

Amy Burnett, University of KentuckyFollow
Hatim A. Omar, University of KentuckyFollow

Abstract

Syphilis has declined significantly over the last 30 years. Due to that success, many physicians no longer have the skills to recognize its symptoms. We present a case of syphilis as a demonstration of this fact.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2015

Notes/Citation Information

Published in International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, v. 8, no. 1, p. 87-88.

© 2015 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

The copyright holders have granted the permission for posting the article here.

Reprinted as a book chapter in Child and Adolescent Health Yearbook 2015. Joav Merrick, (Ed.). p. 97-100.

Reprinted as a book chapter in Sexuality: Some International Aspects. Joav Merrick, & Donald E. Greydanus, (Eds.). p. 69-71.

Reprinted as an article in Frontiers in Public Health, v. 2, article 15, p. 1.

Repository Citation

Burnett, Amy and Omar, Hatim A., "Syphilis: The Forgotten Sexually Transmitted Disease. A Brief Case Report" (2015). Pediatrics Faculty Publications. 173.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pediatrics_facpub/173