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Suggest Medical Tests To Rule Out Syphilis

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Posted on Fri, 2 Sep 2016
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Question : I think my spouse may have exposed me to syphilis. I have had a biol type lesion twice outside my vaginal opening. I now, neatly a year later, have muscle and joint pain, headaches, thinning of hair and fatigue?
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Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (10 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
get a vdrl and tpha test done.

Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for the query to HCM,
tHE BEST WAY TO DIAGNOSE syphilis infection as of now would be to get a VDRL test and a TPHA ( treponema palladium hemagglutination test). This shall confirm the diagnosis.
Please get the test done and review with reports.
Regards
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Suggest Medical Tests To Rule Out Syphilis

Brief Answer: get a vdrl and tpha test done. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for the query to HCM, tHE BEST WAY TO DIAGNOSE syphilis infection as of now would be to get a VDRL test and a TPHA ( treponema palladium hemagglutination test). This shall confirm the diagnosis. Please get the test done and review with reports. Regards