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SUBMITTER: Ros-Vivancos C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6254479 | biostudies-other | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ros-Vivancos C C González-Hernández M M Navarro-Gracia J F JF Sánchez-Payá J J González-Torga A A Portilla-Sogorb J J
Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia 20181114 6
In this article, we present a historical revision of syphilis treatment since the end of the XV century up until the current days. For centuries, it was understood that syphilis had been brought to Spain by Columbus after coming back from America. It became an epidemic soon after. Later on, it was spread all over Europe. The chronologic and geographic origin of this illness have been debated in recent years, however, there has been no agreement about it as yet. Mercury was the main used therapy ...[more]