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