Neurosyphilis or not - a case of a differential diagnostic challenge

<p>We report the case of a 42-year-old woman with paraparesis associated with transverse myelitis. For differential diagnostics detailed microbiological, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and neuroimaging examinations were performed. Syphilis was confirmed, but diagnosis of neurosyphilis was only probable based on the CSF microbiological test results. The beneficial treatment response to application of the therapeutic protocol for syphilis supported the supposed diagnosis of syphilis-associated myelitis in our case. In this case report we reviewed the differential diagnostic tools of myelopathies/myelitis.<br>Nowadays regarding to growing prevalence of syphilis worldwide physicians should face on its presence and medical consequences.</p>.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:76

Enthalten in:

Ideggyogyaszati szemle - 76(2023), 9-10 vom: 30. Sept., Seite 356-360

Sprache:

Ungarisch

Weiterer Titel:

Neurosyphilis vagy nem – egy differenciáldiagnosztikai kihívás esete

Beteiligte Personen:

Csáti, Anett [VerfasserIn]
Szok, Délia [VerfasserIn]
Végh, Rita [VerfasserIn]
Jakab, Katalin [VerfasserIn]
Sárvári, Péter Károly [VerfasserIn]
Terhes, Gabriella [VerfasserIn]
Pásztor, Gyula [VerfasserIn]
Gaál, Magdolna [VerfasserIn]
Klivényi, Péter [VerfasserIn]
Tajti, János [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
English Abstract
Neuro-syphilis
Paraparesis
Review
Syphilis
Transverse myelitis

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 03.10.2023

Date Revised 03.10.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.18071/isz.76.0356

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362779090