RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Bony symptoms in secondary syphilis. JF The British Journal of Venereal Diseases JO Br J Vener Dis FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 204 OP 205 DO 10.1136/sti.52.3.204 VO 52 IS 3 A1 M A Waugh YR 1976 UL http://sti.bmj.com/content/52/3/204.abstract AB Aching bony pains were prominent in six of 144 cases of secondary syphilis. These pains included headache, backache, aching pains in the limbs, and chest pains. The cause of some of these pains is not clear, but it is important to recognize that secondary syphilis may present with a variety of pains.