TY - JOUR
T1 - Sterke toename van het aantal syfilispatiënten in Nederland: Vroegtijdige herkenning en behandeling van groot belang
AU - Schippers, E. F.
AU - van Dam, A. P.
AU - Lavrijsen, A. P. M.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Syphilis was diagnosed in three men having sex with men, aged 36, 38 and 58 years, who had a variety of skin lesions and other symptoms. In a woman aged 38 years and her 39-year-old husband, syphilis was found during routine pregnancy screening. All patients were successfully treated with intramuscular (benzathin)benzylpenicillin. Early recognition and treatment as well as advice on avoiding high-risk sexual behaviour are important in preventing further spread of the disease. Although generally the risk of HIV transmission during unprotected oral sexual contact is believed to be low, the transmission of Treponema pallidum during this type of contact is possible and is probably the most important transmission route amongst men having sex with men.
AB - Syphilis was diagnosed in three men having sex with men, aged 36, 38 and 58 years, who had a variety of skin lesions and other symptoms. In a woman aged 38 years and her 39-year-old husband, syphilis was found during routine pregnancy screening. All patients were successfully treated with intramuscular (benzathin)benzylpenicillin. Early recognition and treatment as well as advice on avoiding high-risk sexual behaviour are important in preventing further spread of the disease. Although generally the risk of HIV transmission during unprotected oral sexual contact is believed to be low, the transmission of Treponema pallidum during this type of contact is possible and is probably the most important transmission route amongst men having sex with men.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15301382
M3 - Article
C2 - 15301382
SN - 0028-2162
VL - 148
SP - 1221
EP - 1226
JO - Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
JF - Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
IS - 25
ER -