Tampa M *
Sarbu I **
Matei C *
Benea V **
Georgescu SR *
* Dermatology Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
** Dermatology Department, ”Victor Babes” Hospital for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Bucharest
Correspondence to:Mircea Tampa, MD, PhD, Assistant Lecturer Sos. Mihai Bravu 281, 3rd District, Bucharest, Romania e-mail: tampa_mircea@yahoo.com phone: 0726382600
Abstract
Before the discovery of Treponema pallidum as the etiologic agent, the origins of syphilis have been the subject of several debates. Diverse therapeutic agents were employed in an attempt to cure the disease. Examining the milestones in the history of syphilis, the present article reviews the existing theories that tried to explain the origins of the disease, the approach in art, the cultural and the evolution of the treatments from the empiric means to the discovery of penicillin.
PMC ID: 3956094
PubMed ID: 24653750
DOI:
Article Publishing Date (print): 15-03-2014
Available Online: 25-03-2014
ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life
Copyright License: Open Access
This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/
