STDs do not only occur in private parts

Will gonorrhea and syphilis develop in the eyes and mouth? That's right! Sexually transmitted diseases do not only occur in the private parts. If you have had unclean sex, and then the oral mucosa becomes inflamed, and your throat is red and painful, don't think it is pharyngitis or internal heat. You may have contracted a sexually transmitted disease.

“Pinkeye” is actually gonorrhea

Mr. Ji, who is in his 30s, recently had red eyes with bloodshot eyes and a lot of eye feces. He thought he had "pink eye", so he went to a street drugstore to buy eye drops. However, after using the drops for a few days, his eyes became more and more uncomfortable. When he went to the hospital for treatment, the doctor told him that it turned out to be gonococcal conjunctivitis, which means that gonorrhea has grown on the eyes, which is a type of sexually transmitted disease.

Don’t sexually transmitted diseases occur in the genital area? Why does it appear in the eyes? Under the doctor's questioning, he admitted that he had recently gone out to see a young lady. At that time, his eyes were itchy and he rubbed them with his hands a few times. "Pink eye" appeared a few days later.

The doctor said that gonorrhea, commonly known as gonorrhea, is usually transmitted due to promiscuity and failure to pay attention to personal hygiene. The affected areas are mostly in the genitals, especially the genitals. However, in fact, due to the patient's carelessness and the high contagiousness of gonococci, in addition to the genitals, other parts of the body can also be infected. Gonococcal eye disease is generally caused by the patient's fingers accidentally introducing gonococci when rubbing the eyes. The symptoms of gonococcal eye disease are redness, congestion, and edema of the conjunctiva, and a large amount of purulent secretions. In severe cases, keratitis, corneal opacity, ulcers, and even blindness may occur.

Oral inflammation is originally syphilis

Recently, Mr. Weng always felt a sore throat, ulcers in his mouth, and the oral mucosa was extremely red. He thought it was an attack of strep throat, so he went to the pharmacy to buy some anti-inflammatory drugs and took them. Although the symptoms were relieved, the effect was not obvious. So, he came to the dental department for consultation. The stomatologist found that the inflammation of his oral mucosa was very similar to syphilitic catarrh. The doctor asked him if he had a history of unclean sexual intercourse, but he denied it. Apart from oral mucositis, he had no other symptoms, and his body did not have the common syphilis rash. The doctor treated him as ordinary mucositis. A few days later, Mr. Weng's illness did not heal. Instead, he developed a lot of rose-like "red rashes" on his body and hands. He went to the hospital again for treatment. Through a blood test, he was diagnosed with syphilis, and the doctor diagnosed him with secondary syphilis.

However, there were no symptoms in his private parts. why is that? Experts say oral sex can also lead to STDs. It turned out that just two days before Mr. Weng started to suffer from "pharyngitis", he had close contact with a netizen - oral sex. The doctor said that because the other party had syphilis and the oral sex was unprotected, the oral mucosa was infected with sexually transmitted diseases. In this case, mucositis and small ulcers often appear in the mouth two or three days after oral sex, symptoms like pharyngitis. At the same time, because he used a condom during sex, his genital area was not infected with syphilis.

Experts remind that even if the initial infection site of syphilis is the genitals, there are often only one or several red papules and nodules. The technical term is called syphilis chancre, which is neither painful nor itchy. Even if it ulcerates, there is no pain. Ordinary people often think that it is a small red pimple on the skin, and ignore it because they don't care or are lucky. Once an ulcer breaks out, it is the most contagious time. The ulcer heals quickly, and many patients think they are "cured." Because primary syphilis is short-lived, causes little damage, is neither itchy nor painful, and can subside naturally even without treatment, it is often easily ignored by patients and rarely goes to the doctor.

In fact, Treponema pallidum can spread to various organs throughout the body through the blood. Three to four months after the chancre appears, secondary syphilis enters. Some patients can enter secondary syphilis without developing chancre. The most common manifestation of secondary syphilis is changes in the skin and mucous membranes. Dark red macules appear on the palms and soles of both hands, which is a typical manifestation of secondary syphilis. In addition, flat condyloma may also appear on the vulva and perianal areas, as well as white spots on the oral mucosa and moth-eaten hair loss. There is a saying in the field of dermatology and venereology that syphilis can 'imitate' many kinds of skin diseases. These lesions are generally neither painful nor itchy, but they contain large amounts of Treponema pallidum and are highly contagious.