Neurosyphilis: a case report

Syphilis is a multisystem chronic infection caused by treponema pallidum. It can cause psychiatric disorders including depression, mania, psychosis, personality changes, delirium and dementia. With the introduction of penicillin into practice, the number of cases with syphilis decreased and its inci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Toptan, Tugce, Ozdilek, Betul, Kenangil, Gulay, Ulker, Mustafa, Domac, Fusun Mayda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kare Publishing 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5175054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28058343
http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/nci.2015.96268
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Sumario:Syphilis is a multisystem chronic infection caused by treponema pallidum. It can cause psychiatric disorders including depression, mania, psychosis, personality changes, delirium and dementia. With the introduction of penicillin into practice, the number of cases with syphilis decreased and its incidence increased with AIDS and HIV seropositivity. In this article, we present a case of neurosyphilis that manifested itself with neuropsychiatric symptoms.

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