Scientists have found evidence of ancient skeletons with such lesions in the Americas ... skeletons have been unearthed with bone-scarring that resembles syphilis, lines of evidence that suggested ...

All of these diseases are known to cause bone ... lesions alone, it’s impossible to fully characterize the disease.” The findings support the “Columbian hypothesis,” which argues that ...

In the case presented T. pallidum was identified as the unexpected cause of a vertebral osteitis. Clinically significant osteitis and osteomyelitis are rare complications of secondary syphilis ...

Primary lesion of syphilis. Figure courtesy of Centers for ... seizure disorders), and bone or joint involvement (frontal bossing of the skull, saber shins, hypertrophy of the sternoclavicular ...

The Oregon Health Authority says congenital syphilis cases are rising across the state, according to preliminary data.