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Nota: es posible que no se presenten síntomas.
Los signos abarcan:
Se pueden llevar a cabo exámenes de sangre para detectar sustancias producidas por las bacterias que causan la sífilis. La prueba serológica para la sífilis (VDRL) es el examen más antiguo.
Otros exámenes abarcan:
En la neurosífilis, es importante analizar el líquido cefalorraquídeo para buscar signos de sífilis.
Los exámenes para buscar problemas en el sistema nervioso pueden ser:
Hook EW. Syphilis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 340.
Tramont EC. Treponema pallidum (syphilis). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 238.
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