The nurse assessing a patient in the primary stage of syphilis can observe:

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Syphilis has three stages.The chancre is visible in the primary stage of syphilis.The primary state refers to the first 3 weeks after infection.The chancre will disappear within a few weeks.The secondary stages occur 6 weeks later.Symptoms vary and may include a generalized skin rash.Tertiary is the late stage.It is the period 1 to 20 years after infection.At that time the spirochetes have had access to all body tissues."Gumma," a soft encapsulated tumor,appears on any organ,causing symptoms (including neurologic).

The Nurse Assessing a Patient in the Primary Stage of Syphilis