STD from massage on legs and butt cheeks

[deenm]

Hello Doc,

Yesterday I went to a happy massage.
I removed my clothes and laid on the massage table (it had paper for one time use only).
The female masseur came in the room (she was wearing only underwear) and started to massage me (my legs and butt cheeks).
It was kind of dark, but a I noticed kind of brown stains all over her arms (not sure about hands and fingers) and body. She also had a rash with a sore under her belly button. When I asked her what was that she explained me that she had an allergy from the belt buckle (the rash looked pretty much like that, but I am not too sure, because it was dark : http://blog.saintsabrinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/belt-buckle-allergy.jpg ). She also named the allergy and the name sounded like "kota... something" but she said it really fast and I couldn't remember it.
Anyway I got scared... stand up, put my clothes on and left.
There was no contact with my penis or that area. I was on the bed on my belly, so she massaged only the back of my legs and butt cheeks. The same day I had squeezed a pimple on my leg. I never touched her or any part of her body!

My question is could I have contracted something like syphilis or any other STD, because I read that some STDs can be contracted by skin to skin contact.
So if we presume she had a stage 2 syphilis what are the chances for me to get it if she was massaging my legs and butt cheeks with a massage oil. I am not too sure if her hands came in contact with the squeezed pimple (let's presume "yes")

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Even if the dark spots were secondary syphilis, which is most unlikely, they would not have been infectious. Relax.  EWH

[deenm]

Hello,

Thank you very much for your reply.
As I mentioned she never touched my penis or that area only my legs and butt cheeks.

Yes, the rash might be from allergy, but can the dark brown spots on her body be infectious?

And my question is what is the chance of getting syphilis from "secondary" contact. I mean if she touched her sore and then my legs and butt cheeks.

Thanks

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to the Forum.  I see you have asked the same question on the International STD Forum.  I suspect you will get the same answer there.  The chance that what you saw was a manifestation of syphilis is tiny and even if it was, there is no evidence that syphilis is transmitted through hand to genital contact.

The masseuse may have had a contact dermatitis.  Such rashes may be similar to the rash you describe and are common, being caused by a reaction to the nickel metal in the belt buckle.  

My advice would be to not worry further about this.  EWH

[deenm]

I forgot to mention that when I asked her what was that she said it's an allergy  that's very itchy scratched it and continue to massage my legs. Is there any possibility to get STD from this "secondary" contact as well?

Thanks