The lesions may be hidden from view in women and subsequently go unnoticed until the rash of secondary syphilis appears. Syphilis is the third most commonly reported infectious disease in the United States. There may be single or multiple ulcers that are generally painless. The lesion may be hidden from view in women, and subsequently go unnoticed until the rash of secondary syphilis appears. This lesion is on the scrotum.
Secondary syphilis produces a variety of generalized rashes.
This is a fairly typical rash on the chest. Secondary syphilis is one of the few infectious diseases that produces rashes on the palms and soles, as well as a generalized rash. If an ulcer on the penis is followed several weeks later by a rash, the person should always be evaluated for syphilis. This large ulcer on the penis is called a chancre and is typical of the lesions associated with primary syphilis. A chancre on the penis caused by primary syphilis.