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Image: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Treponema_pallidum_-_very_high_mag_-_extreme_crop.jpg Dieterle stain - T. pallidum (WC)]. | Image: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Treponema_pallidum_-_very_high_mag_-_extreme_crop.jpg Dieterle stain - T. pallidum (WC)]. | ||
Revision as of 10:16, 28 June 2011
Syphilis is the infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum.
Microscopic
Features:
- Spirochetes - key feature.
- May form gumma (granulomas) in the tertiary phase.[1]
Useful stains:
Image: Dieterle stain - T. pallidum (WC).
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/104/1/e4. Accessed on: 17 November 2010.