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Primary Syphilis:
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Picture of Primary Syphilis: This image displays a painless ulcer with a red base, typical of primary syphilis. Divider line
This image displays a painless ulcer with a red base, typical of primary syphilis.
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Treatments Your Physician May Prescribe
Blood and fluid tests will be done to look for other infectious sexually transmitted diseases, which are often present along with syphilis.

Antibiotics (penicillin, doxycycline, or tetracycline) will be given, and blood tests will be done, and you will be followed for 2 years to be sure the infection is gone.

Do not engage in sexual activity until the chancre is healed and follow-up blood tests have shown that the infection has been cured.

Last Modified: 3 Mar 2008

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