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ID#: 17043
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This image depicts a close view of a patient’s palms, highlighting the presence of a hyperpigmented, papulosquamous rash, which was found to be the result of a secondary syphilis infection, caused by the bacterial spirochete, Treponema pallidum.
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Content Providers(s): CDC
Creation Date: 1971
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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Diagnosis
Laboratory Techniques and Procedures
Immunologic Tests
Serologic Tests
Syphilis Serodiagnosis
Diseases
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Bacterial Infections
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
Treponemal Infections
Syphilis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial
Syphilis
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Syphilis, Cutaneous
Spirochaetales Infections
Treponemal Infections
Syphilis
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Syphilis, Congenital
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Skin Diseases
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Organisms
Bacteria
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods
Spirochaetaceae
Treponema
Treponema pallidum
Spirochaetales
Spirochaetaceae
Treponema
Treponema pallidum
Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions.
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