CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENT WITH SYPHILIS AND RELATED FACTORS AT NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY

Trần Cẩm Vân , Hoàng Thị Ái Liên, Phạm Thị Minh Phương

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Objectives: To investigate clinical characteristics and related factors of genital mycoplasma at National hospital of Dermatology and Venereology from 4/2019 to 6/2020. Population and methods: Cross-sectional description of three hundred and thirdty-nine patients with syphilis and no treatment before going to hospial. Results: The rate of patients with syphilis in sexually transmitted diseases was 9.33%; of which 87% were syphilis alone, 5% co-infection with HIV. The main clinical stage was late syphilis 44.8%, following syphilis stage of 2 with 35.4%, congenital syphilis 4.1%. Maily the age group 21-30 with 51.3%, men higher than women (79.7% and 20.3%), unmarried 66.1%. The risk factor for unprotected sex was 75.5%, same-sex sexual activity 55.2%. The main clinical feature of syphilis stage of 1 was chancres 68.1%; stage of 2 was papuloma 74.6%. Conclusion: Syphilis is an issue that needs to be of social concern, especially for group of men, unmarried and same-sex sexual activity.

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