Bejel

Description

Bejel is a kind of syphilis. It is also called non-venereal and Arabic syphilis. An infectious disease that occurs in some parts of the world.

Disease refers to tropical treponematosis of Arab countries. It is mainly distributed in the arid rural areas of the Middle East and Equatorial Africa. The defeat of the population can reach 60%.The disease has a pronounced focal character. Infection contributes to non-compliance with sanitary standards of life, a small area of ​​housing. Most often the children are sick from two years old. The process proceeds chronically with damage to the skin, joints and bones.

The causative agent of the thaw is the type M treponema. It does not differ from the causative agent of yaws. Bejel very quickly spreads through the area. An epidemic can begin in the entire village.

Causes of

The causative agent of the bacterium belongs to the same group as the syphilis bacteria. The source of the disease is always an infected person.

Pathogen - Spirochete Treponema bejel. It does not differ from pale spirochaetes( the causative agent of syphilis).

You can get infected within a week or a month until the person has a specific lesion on the skin. Usually adults get infected from their children.

The disease is transmitted by a household contact through a common dish, a towel and other personal items. It can also be transmitted through saliva and hands. The carriers of the disease may be flies.

Symptoms of

The duration of the incubation period can be different. This is individual for each person. It is approximately 2-5 weeks.

At the time of adversity the earliest symptoms:

• Disseminated rash on skin areas.
• Rash on the mucous membranes.
• Eruptions on the face, trunk, rarely on the limbs.

Symptoms of the disease are similar to secondary type syphilis. Rashes can last up to a year. Serious signs are not observed. Slightly increased lymph nodes. They are painless.

After a year, the rash disappears. There is not even a trace left. But through the time on the skin appear rashes, which are typical for syphilides of the third period. The disease goes to the late stage. They develop not only on the skin and in the subcutaneous tissue, but also the tubular bones and bones of the nose.

Clinical manifestations occur only a couple of years after infection. The cardiovascular and nervous systems are not affected. A gummous rash is formed.

In the late stages of the disease, patients are not infectious. After the transfer of the herd, no permanent immunity against the pathogen is produced. Therefore, reinfection is possible.

Diagnostics

Diagnosis is based on the epidural setting. Analyze the age of patients, manifestations of the disease, the detection of treponem in micropreparations. It is necessary to distinguish yaws from the late stage of the hurdle. There is a chance to confuse the disease with syphilis. Diagnosis is carried out in laboratories.

Treatment of

Bedjel is treated with antisyphilitic drugs. Especially have a good antibiotic effect broad spectrum. The disease is well treatable. Has a favorable outlook.

Doctors recommend tetracycline, erythromycin or penicillin long-acting. With late forms of the disease treatment will be more intensive. Assign both erythromycin, tetracycline and levomycetin at 1 g per day for two weeks.

With specific therapy in the early stages, the manure is fully cured. In the late stages of the disease, surgical operations may be required to restore damaged bones and soft tissues.

Folk remedies

Traditional medicine is helpless before disaster. There are no developed treatment regimens with the help of folk remedies.

Complications of

As a complication of this disease is surgical intervention after the start of treatment. In the severe form of the poor, soft tissues, vessels and bones are affected. For complete recovery, surgical intervention by the surgeon is required.

Prevention

The best prevention of a disaster is to identify the first symptoms in children and to isolate them from healthy babies. This process will help prevent the spread of the disease further. It is necessary to begin treatment immediately.

It is necessary to improve the living conditions of life, to improve the sanitary culture of the settlement, where the poor have been identified. It is compulsory to comply with hygiene standards. All these tips will help in the fight against the disease. For help, you should consult an infectious disease specialist and a venereologist.