How to diagnose the latent period of syphilis? Five methods for diagnosing the latent period of syphilis

Latent syphilis was referred to as latent syphilis in previous textbooks. The main reason for latent syphilis is untreated syphilis or insufficient drug dosage, incomplete treatment, manifested as patients without clinical symptoms and positive syphilis serum reaction.

There is another situation where the patient has some form of infection, but due to their strong resistance, there are no or only very insignificant clinical symptoms such as cervical prolapse, and there will be no clinical manifestations in the future, but the syphilis serum is positive, which is latent syphilis.

The occurrence of latent syphilis mainly depends on the body's own immunity, treatment, and competition between syphilis spirochetes. When the body's immune function is normal, or when drugs related to syphilis are used to treat other diseases and have a certain therapeutic effect, Treponema pallidum is limited; When the body's health condition is poor and immune function decreases, Treponema pallidum can move widely in the human body, damaging various tissues. When the current situation occurs, it is called latent syphilis, and when the latter situation occurs, it is called dominant syphilis.

The stages of latent syphilis are identical, with acquired syphilis lasting for 2 years and congenital syphilis lasting for 2 years, which can be divided into early and late stages.

Latent syphilis, as patients generally do not feel or show symptoms, can easily be ignored by the patient themselves, not receiving attention, and not seeing a doctor in a timely manner. The spirochetes still exist in the tissues inside the body, and the damage to the tissues and organs is still ongoing; Latent syphilis patients still have infectivity and pose a threat to surrounding couples or relatives.

It can be seen that conducting syphilis serum screening tests in various populations is very important for early detection of latent syphilis patients.

Five Strategies for Diagnosis and Examination of Syphilis Latency

Syphilis has a certain latent period in the human body, and there is a method for diagnosing it in the early stages of the disease. This article will provide a detailed introduction to five detection schemes, hoping to be helpful for the treatment of patients. Let's learn about five good methods for diagnosing and detecting syphilis during its incubation period.

1. Dark field microscopy examination

Dark vision microscopy is a method of examining Treponema pallidum. Dark vision, as the name suggests, lacks bright light under a microscope, making it easy to examine pale spirochetes. This is a pathogen test that is of great significance for the diagnosis of early syphilis.