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==Signs and symptoms==
Syphilis can present in one of four different stages: primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary.<ref name=Kent08>{{cite journal |author=Kent ME, Romanelli F |title=Reexamining syphilis: an update on epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and management |journal=Ann Pharmacother |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages=226–36 |year=2008 |month=February |pmid=18212261 |doi=10.1345/aph.1K086 |url=}}</ref> It may also occur [[congenital]]ly.<ref name=ST10/> It has been referred to as the “great imitator of skin diseases" due to its varied presentations.<ref name=Kent08/>
 
===Primary===