Hi everyone,
I have a friend who has tested positive for syphilis. He has started treatment with doxycycline and azithromycin. A day after starting treatment a few red spots appeared under the skin on his hands (both hands, 3/4 sports clustered together). The skin is not broken, the spots are under the skin. They have also started to fade away after a day. We asume these are a syphilis rash.
Since the skin is not broken, are these red spots contagious? Can I get syphilis from shaking his hand? What about from hugging him?
Thank you
I do question his treatment though it’s puzzling. It’s normally a penicillin injection or if not two weeks of doxycycline.
The AZ is never recommended for syph as it’s becoming increasingly resistant to it. But that dosnt matter if he is taking two week of doxycycline and not your question anyway.