Whether he acquired syphilis as an adult has been suggested and debated, but the evidence seems to be against it.

It is an uncommon feature of late acquired syphilis.

From an earlier career as a prostitute, she had acquired syphilis, which she offered to pass along to anyone who was interested.

There may be neurological involvement similar to that occurring in adult acquired syphilis, but the onset is, of course, at a much younger age.

The management of failures of treatment of acquired syphilis in older children and adolescents is identical to that in adults (16).

Capone was known to have acquired syphilis some time before the examination and demonstrated physical and behavioral signs of general paresis due to neurosyphilis.

Children and adolescents with acquired syphilis should have clinical and serologic response monitored at 3, 6, 9, 12, and 24 mos after therapy (AIII).

For diagnosis of acquired syphilis, a reactive nontreponemal test must be confirmed by a specific treponemal test such as FTA-ABS or TP-PA.

Morrison wrote that Jamison had acquired syphilis at a brothel, but numerous affidavits from hospitals and doctors indicated Jamison's 12 surgeries were due to glandular troubles caused by tuberculosis, not syphilis.

See Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults for dosing recommendations for older HIV-infected adolescents with acquired syphilis (16).

In spite of these other nostra, mercury remained the mainstay of treatment, and in 1537 Barbarossa, a notorious Algerian pirate, on hearing that Francis I of France had acquired syphilis, sent the king a present of pills made up from mercury, rhubarb, amber, musk, and flour.