1A61.0
category
Primary genital syphilis
Definition
A disease caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Treponema pallidum pallidum. This disease is characterised by a single chancre in the genital region. Transmission is commonly by sexual contact.
Also indexed as
Genital syphilitic chancrePrimary genital syphilisSyphilis of penisSyphilis of vaginaSyphilitic chancre NOSSyphilitic vulvitisUrethral chancrechancregenital chancregenital syphilismixed chancreprimary syphilisprimary syphilitic chancresyphilitic bubosyphilitic chancresyphilitic chancre of penissyphilitic penissyphilitic rollet chancresyphilitic vaginasyphilitic vaginitisvenereal inguinal bubo