What are the symptoms of syphilis

If syphilis is detected early, it can be cured more effectively. The symptoms of syphilis mainly focus on pain in the body's organs and skin. Patients carrying syphilis bacteria can easily judge whether they have syphilis based on several symptoms of syphilis. Once you develop suspected symptoms of syphilis, you must seek medical attention promptly and do not delay treatment.

1. Frequent and urgent urination. Similar to general urinary tract infection, this is caused by inflammation that causes contraction of the urethral sphincter, resulting in frequent urination and urgency, especially at night. In addition, since the inflammation affects the small blood vessels in the mucosa, "terminal hematuria" often occurs, and sometimes there may be hematospermia.

2. Painful urination. It is often an early symptom of the disease, with a burning sensation, stinging or scorching pain in the front of the urethra. The pain is significantly aggravated during urination and may even radiate to the lower abdomen or spine. When the pain occurs at night, the patient may experience a "painful erection" of the penis.

3. The urethral opening is red, swollen and pus is discharged. After 12-24 hours, the pain is slightly relieved, and a thin, mucous secretion begins to be discharged in large amounts. After another 12-24 hours, a large amount of purulent secretion is discharged, and 20-50 ml of pus can be discharged in 24 hours.

4. Pain and heaviness in the perineum. Clinically, there is pain and heaviness in the perineum, which suggests that the lesion has invaded the posterior urethra, prostate, and seminal vesicle. The early symptoms of syphilis in women often occur on the inner side of the labia majora and minora, and may also occur in the cervix and other places. At the same time, the bilateral inguinal lymph nodes were swollen but not painful. For those infected through kissing, chancre may occur on the lips, mandible, tongue, eyelids, fingers, breasts, etc. Sometimes, other sexually transmitted diseases, such as gonococcal dermatitis, may occur simultaneously before the chancre heals. The chancre of primary syphilis contains many Treponema pallidum, often accompanied by local lymphadenopathy, and is highly contagious.

5. Other symptoms. Some patients may also have systemic symptoms, such as fever, general fatigue, weakness, malaise, loss of appetite, and even nausea and vomiting. In homosexual men, patients may find that their stool contains mucopurulent secretions.

The symptoms of syphilis are relatively obvious, and syphilis patients are often easy to detect. However, you must have a certain understanding of the symptoms of syphilis and the causes of syphilis in order to make a preliminary judgment on the condition of syphilis. What you need to pay attention to is that when syphilis is discovered, you must go to a regular professional hospital for treatment.