2021
Late neurosyphilis and VZV meningoencephalitis coinfection
Carr K, Ogbuagu O. Late neurosyphilis and VZV meningoencephalitis coinfection. BMJ Case Reports 2021, 14: e240412. PMID: 34162599, PMCID: PMC8231027, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240412.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsCoinfectionHerpes ZosterHerpesvirus 3, HumanHumansMaleMeningoencephalitisMiddle AgedNeurosyphilisConceptsReactive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory testVenereal Disease Research Laboratory testCentral nervous system infectionDisease Research Laboratory testPrior cerebrovascular accidentSubtle neurologic symptomsNervous system infectionCerebrospinal fluid analysisIncidence of syphilisAcute meningoencephalitisDermatomal rashLate neurosyphilisLymphocytic pleocytosisHerpes zosterNeurologic symptomsSystem infectionCerebrovascular accidentMRI brainNeurological infectionsVirus PCRLumbar punctureUntreated infectionPossible associationImproved screeningFluid analysis
2020
Neurosyphilis in Brazilian newborns: a health problem that could be avoided
da Costa Ribeiro A, de Sá Dan C, da Silva Santos A, Croda J, Simionatto S. Neurosyphilis in Brazilian newborns: a health problem that could be avoided. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo 2020, 62: e82. PMID: 33174978, PMCID: PMC7653815, DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946202062082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenCongenital syphilisBrazilian newbornsHealth problemsLong bone radiographyPregnant Brazilian womenCerebrospinal fluid analysisLength of hospitalizationLow birth weightCase-control studyNon-treponemal testsCases of newbornsCases of neurosyphilisPublic health problemCentral nervous systemRisk of transmissionNeurosyphilis treatmentClinical complicationsPrenatal careBirth weightBone radiographyLate diagnosisPrenatal coverageNeurosyphilisNervous system
2019
Neurosyphilis During Acute HIV Infection: A CNS Immunologic and Virologic Characterization.
Chan P, Dumrongpisutikul N, Subra C, Colby DJ, Kroon E, Fletcher J, Sacdalan C, Phanuphak N, Valcour V, Ananworanich J, Trautmann L, Spudich S. Neurosyphilis During Acute HIV Infection: A CNS Immunologic and Virologic Characterization. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 82: e34-e37. PMID: 31180994, PMCID: PMC10126948, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002114.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2016
Ocular Syphilis Presenting as Bilateral Acute Retinal Necrosis in an Immunocompetent Host.
Hussnain SA, Ketner S, Coady PA, Kombo N, Nwanyanwu K. Ocular Syphilis Presenting as Bilateral Acute Retinal Necrosis in an Immunocompetent Host. Connecticut Medicine 2016, 80: 533-536. PMID: 29772137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEye Infections, BacterialHumansImmunocompetenceMaleMiddle AgedNeurosyphilisRetinal Necrosis Syndrome, AcuteConceptsBilateral acute retinal necrosisAcute retinal necrosisOcular syphilisRetinal necrosisCases of syphilisOphthalmic testingOcular inflammationGreat masqueraderImmunocompetent hostsDiagnostic dilemmaClinical signsHigh indexSyphilisNecrosisSignsInflammationPatientsPresentingOphthalmologistsSymptomsCliniciansSuspicion
1998
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
Fallon B, Nields J. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 1998, 10: 366-367. PMID: 9706548, DOI: 10.1176/jnp.10.3.366.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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