Spirochete: Causes & Reasons

Warning: Do not use in emergencies, if pregnant, if under 18, or as a substitute for a doctor’s advice or diagnosis. Learn more

Possible Causes for Spirochete

Syphilis

Three genera of spirochetes cause human infection: Treponema, which causes syphilis, yaws, and pinta The particular spirochete responsible for syphilis is Treponema pallidum [emedicine.medscape.com]

Endarteritis is caused by the binding of spirochetes to endothelial cells, mediated by host fibronectin molecules bound to the surface of the spirochetes. [emedicine.medscape.com]

If the spirochete invades the CNS, syphilitic meningitis results. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Syphilitic Arthritis

Definition (MSH) A contagious venereal disease caused by the spirochete TREPONEMA PALLIDUM. [fpnotebook.com]

Skin biopsies demonstrated syphilis spirochetes on immunohistochemical stain, and syphilis serological titers were positive. [bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com]

Introduction Classification Treponema pallidum spirochete Epidemiology demographics most common during years of peak sexual activity most new cases in men and women aged 20 [medbullets.com]

Erythema Chronicum Migrans

The isolated spirochete is immunologically related to the Ixodes dammini spirochete, Borrelia duttoni, and Treponema pallidum. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The different spirochete strains grew best at a low oxygen tension. Attempts to grow spirochetes from blood and cerebrospinal fluid failed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Spirochetes were identified by light microscopy with Steiner silver stain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lyme Carditis

Fatal Lyme carditis caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi rarely is identified. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BELOW: Warthin-Starry stain of decedent heart tissue at 158x magnification demonstrating Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes (arrow). [acepnow.com]

Spirochetes were first detected by culture on day 6 in two of four C3H mice. [ajtmh.org]

Lyme Meningoencephalitis

Syphilis, the ultimate organ system spirochete, is a cousin to Lyme disease spirochetes, and they are transmitted differently. [guardianlv.com]

Barbour AG, Tessier SL, Todd WJ (1983) Lyme disease spirochetes and ixodid tick spirochetes share a common surface antigenic determinant defined by a monoclonal antibody. [link.springer.com]

ICD-10-CM Codes › A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases › A65-A69 Other spirochetal diseases › A69- Other spirochetal infections › Meningitis due to Lyme disease [icd10data.com]

Lyme Disease

[…] prevalence and genospecies of spirochetes present in rodent- and lizard-associated ticks at a site where this spirochete frequently infects questing ticks. [doi.org]

2001 Objective Lyme disease, being a spirochete with pathology similar to syphilis, is often found difficult to treat due to the spirochete invading sanctuary sites and displaying [web.archive.org]

Killed Whole Bacterin The killed whole spirochete vaccine uses intact dead spirochetes injected into the host. [VeterinaryPartner.com]

Jarisch Herxheimer Reaction

[…] the finding of lesional spirochetes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Experimental evidence indicates it is caused by nonendotoxin pyrogen and spirochetal lipoproteins. [doi.org]

Within 24 hours after antibiotic treatment of the spirochetal infections syphilis, Lyme disease, leptospirosis, and relapsing fever (RF), patients experience shaking chills [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Primary Syphilis

Primary syphilis is the first clinical stage of the sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum, a spirochetal bacterial pathogen. [symptoma.com]

These dermal and mucosal lesions teem with spirochetes. [histopathology-india.net]

Definition of primary syphilis : the first stage of syphilis that is marked by the development of a chancre and the spread of the causative spirochete in the tissues of the [merriam-webster.com]

Tertiary Syphilis

The spirochetes can cause extensive damage in the body, sometimes leading to death. [medicinenet.com]

Moreover, immunohistochemical staining for T. pallidum detected some spirochetes close to the atrophic adipocytes allowing the diagnosis of lypo-atrophic panniculitis tertiary [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Syphilis is caused by the spirochete, treponema pallidum. [symptoma.com]

Secondary Syphilis

We also compared the detection of spirochetes in silver stained sections (e.g. Warthin-Starry) with T. pallidum IHC. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

While HSS promoted uptake of Tp in conjunction with monocyte activation, most spirochetes were not internalized. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Our experience suggests that the sensitivity of immunohistochemistry for syphilitic spirochetes may be improved by repeat immunostaining. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Relapsing Fever

Small mammals were captured, thin blood smears were examined microscopically for spirochetes, and serum samples were tested for antibodies to relapsing fever spirochetes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cultivation of this spirochete has not yet been described, but is important for patient diagnostics and scientific purposes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] sequence typing were identical to the spirochete isolated from the patient. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Spirochete Infection

[…] ex vivo or in vivo, spirochetal lipoproteins and immunity. [frontiersin.org]

Lyme spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson, Schmid, Hyde, Steigerwalt & Brenner, infection rates in ticks ranged from 0 to 21%, with a mean of 8%. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The spirochete bacteria enter the skin at the location of the tick bite. [news-medical.net]

Neurosyphilis

It is caused by direct invasion of the central nervous system by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Invasion of the CSF by the spirochetes is the first step and probably occurs early after acquisition of the infection. [docneuro.com]

Neurosyphilis is the result of an infection of the central nervous system caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pulmonary Syphilis

These dermal and mucosal lesions teem with spirochetes. [histopathology-india.net]

IHC, special staining or PCR on BAL, pleural fluid or lung tissue are useful for the identification of spirochetes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Meningovascular Syphilis

Laboratory findings were suggestive of prior spirochetal infection, and autopsy revealed necrotizing vasculitis and extensive adventitial inflammation involving the basilar [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Endarteritis is caused by the binding of spirochetes to endothelial cells, mediated by host fibronectin molecules bound to the surface of the spirochetes. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Syphilitic Meningitis

This exposure in particular is caused by the spirochete, Treponema pallidum. [en.wikipedia.org]

Syphilis, caused by the bacterial spirochete Treponema pallidum, remains a prominent sexually transmitted infection worldwide. [doi.org]

Invasion of the CSF by the spirochetes is the first step and probably occurs early after acquisition of the infection. [docneuro.com]

Syphilitic Spinal Paralysis

He was the first to find the syphilis spirochete in the tissues, and prove the link between nervous system diseases and the bacterium. [centennial.rucares.org]

The spirochete invades large myelinated fibers, leading to the involvement of the dorsal column medial leminiscus pathway rather than the spinothalamic tract. [en.wikipedia.org]

Causes and risk factors Syphilis is caused by an infection with the spirochete Treponema pallidum. [alzheimer-europe.org]

Syphilitic Chorioretinitis

[…] incidence dropped through 2000 but has risen since with more cases in men having sex with men Etiology Caused by Treponema pallidum, subspecies pallidum, a microaerophilic spirochete [pathologyoutlines.com]

Treponema pallidum is a motile spirochete and the causative microorganism of syphilis. [pedsinreview.aappublications.org]

Received: December 08, 2013 Accepted: May 14, 2014 Posted Online: October 29, 2014 Introduction Acquired syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete [healio.com]

Antepartum Syphilis

"— Presentation transcript: 1 Syphilis in Pregnancy Jillian E Peterson 2 Syphilis Infection caused by spirochete Treponema pallidum Sexual transmission Spirochetes pass from [slideplayer.com]

Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum, the causative spirochete of syphilis, remains one of the few human infectious pathogens that has not been successfully cultured, making identification [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

It is a delicate, motile spirochete bacterium. Humans are its only natural source. [academic.oup.com]

Syphilitic Alopecia

To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first time that spirochetes have been shown in the hair follicle in alopecia syphilitica, suggesting that the spirochetes may be pathogenetic [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

Immunohistochemical staining revealed the presence of numerous spirochetes in the hair follicles in the 2 patients in whom skin biopsy was performed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hence, since spirochetes are not detected in all secondary lesions, it remains to be determined if spirochetes are directly responsible for alopecia syphilitica. [escholarship.org]

Secondary Syphilis of Vulva

These dermal and mucosal lesions teem with spirochetes. [histopathology-india.net]

All these painless superficial lesions contain spirochetes and so are infectious. [humpath.com]

The spirochete produces a classic, painless ulcer known as a chancre. [emedicinehealth.com]

Tabes Dorsalis

The spirochete invades large myelinated fibers, leading to the involvement of the dorsal column medial leminiscus pathway rather than the spinothalamic tract. [en.wikipedia.org]

Syphilis is caused by T. pallidum, a spirochete that cannot survive for long outside the human body. [merckmanuals.com]

[…] neurosyphilis, and that involves the parenchyma of either the brain or the spinal cord. 00:14 And here I'm showing you a photomicrograph of brain tissue and I think you can see the spirochetes [lecturio.com]

Congenital Syphilis

IHC showed abundant treponemes in the small intestine and liver and occasional spirochetes in the meninges. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In addition, there were bilateral pulmonary abscesses with spirochetes. The onset of maternal disease was unknown, but was probably early in or prior to the pregnancy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Extensive extramedullary hematopoiesis was noted and histopathology with Dieterle stains revealed numerous hepatic spirochetes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Gastric Syphilis

Spirochetes were detected in a smear preparation from the left tonsil. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The diagnosis was established by serology and the demonstration of spirochetes in diffusely inflammed gastric mucosa by staining with a fluorescent monoclonal antibody specific [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report a 43-yr-old man suffering from epigastric tenderness with an initial diagnosis of gastric carcinoma; gastric syphilis was confirmed by demonstrating spirochetes [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Laryngeal Syphilis

Abstract Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Syphilis is caused by T. pallidum, a spirochete that cannot survive for long outside the human body. [msdmanuals.com]

Etiology and pathogenesis SYPHILIS OF THE LARYNX (LUES LARYNGIS) Primary, the chancre of the larynx is extremely rare: on the way to the larynx spirochete penetrates the microscopic [lecheniebolezni.com]

Late Latent Syphilis

Spirochetal lipoproteins and pathogenesis. Microbiology, 146, 1491-1504. [degruyter.com]

2013/24/1/124/106306 To The Editor, Syphilis, mainly a sexually transmitted disease (STD) in humans, is caused by the Gramnegative spirochete bacterium, Treponema pallidum [sjkdt.org]

Tertiary Stage: Serious effects of the spirochetes' activity of the latent stage begin to appear. [goaskalice.columbia.edu]

Yaws

From Wikidata Jump to navigation Jump to search Human disease: tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum pertenue [wikidata.org]

[…] tropicum thymosis bouba Endemic treponematoses Treponema pertenue infection edit English yaws Human disease: tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints caused by the spirochete [wikidata.org]

Syphilitic Heart Disease

The responsible organism is a spirochete Treponema pallidum and the ascending aorta is most commonly involved. [radiopaedia.org]

Syphilis is caused by T. pallidum, a spirochete that cannot survive for long outside the human body. [merckmanuals.com]

Lyme Arthritis

However, some patients have persistent arthritis after spirochetal killing, which may result from excessive inflammation, immune dysregulation and infection-induced autoimmunity [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] antibody responses to Borrelia burgdorferi in patients with antibiotic-refractory, antibiotic-responsive, or non-antibiotic-treated Lyme arthritis as an indirect measure of spirochetal [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Thus, production of NO is not required to limit spirochete growth or to induce the clearance of spirochetes. [academic.oup.com]

Syphilitic Aortitis

Syphilitic aortitis causing aneursymal dilatation of the ascending aorta Discussion Syphilis [previously known as “lues“] is a sexually transmitted bacterial disease caused by a spirochete [sonoworld.com]

The responsible organism is a spirochete Treponema pallidum and the ascending aorta is most commonly involved. [radiopaedia.org]