primary syphilis
MONDO:0002896Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names primary syphilis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
The subclinical or symptomatic stage of syphilis, occurring at an average of three weeks after contact with an infected individual. It manifests with one or more painless, indurated ulcers (chancres) of the skin or mucous membranes at the site of inoculation. These lesions heal spontaneously within a few weeks.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002896), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: primary syphilis
- Also called
- early syphilis, symptomatic