Drug Topics May 6, 2024
Researchers continue to report on the rise of syphilis in the US, with recent cases exhibiting rare symptoms in the eyes, ears, and brain.
As syphilis cases continue to rise in the US, researchers have identified a cluster case in the Chicago area, with recent surges of primary and congenital syphilis are due in part to a lack of testing. The cases in Chicago are associated with rare neurological symptoms experienced in the eyes, ears, or brain.
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In 2022, the CDC reported a 60-year high of over 207,000 syphilis cases in the US.1 Paying close attention to the recent rise in cases, researchers have since found a cluster of cases in the Chicago metropolitan area. Patients...
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