† Serologic testing is an important adjunct in the diagnosis and management of syphilis. In
this review, the various currently used serologic tests, both nontreponemal and treponemal …

Stool specimens from 89 high-risk, sexually active homosexual men were screened for
enteric protozoal cysts. Patients whose specimens contained nonpathogenic cysts were …

The rising incidence of nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) and the risk of potential
complications attributed to chlamydial carriage are of great concern to public health officials …

Multiple benign juvenile melanoma is a rare entity, seen primarily in children. Two 3-year-
old patients who developed multiple juvenile melanomas in areas of congenital …

Molluscum contagiosum is an autoinoculable benign viral infection of the skin and mucous
membranes. Treatment involves removal of the virus in order to shorten the duration of the …

The increasing number of cases of sexually transmitted pathogens (including Giardia
lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica) reported since 1972 within the sexually active, male …

T HE sexual transmission of enteric pathogens has recently been recognized as a significant
health hazard. Sexual transmission of protozoal pathogens such as Giardia lamblia …

THE ISOLATION ofNeisseria meningitidisfrom the genitourinary tract and anal canal of
persons tested for gonorrhea has been noted with increasing frequency. While urethritis …

Although most likely found in Europe in low incidence for centuries, the first major pandemic
of syphilis occurred in Europe in 1495, affecting the army of Charles VII of France as he was …

This book is intended to educate the primary health care provider about sexually transmitted
and related diseases as they present in homosexually active men. But why a book …