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Neurosyphilis: Old Disease, New Implications for Emergency Physicians
Recent epidemiologic data demonstrate increasing rates of neurosyphilis, particularly among those in the community of men who have sex with men and those coinfected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Here we discuss a case of early neurosyphilis and new HIV diagnosis in a 27-year-old previ...
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University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7012537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32064424 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.9.43871 |
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author | Mercurio, Laura Taylor, Lynn E. Jarman, Angela F. |
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description | Recent epidemiologic data demonstrate increasing rates of neurosyphilis, particularly among those in the community of men who have sex with men and those coinfected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Here we discuss a case of early neurosyphilis and new HIV diagnosis in a 27-year-old previously-healthy trans woman presenting for the second time with progressive, ascending weakness and cranial nerve VI palsy. Emergency physicians should consider this rare but highly morbid diagnosis, given the rising prevalence of neurosyphilis among at-risk patients and those with new neurologic deficits. |
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spelling | pubmed-70125372020-02-14 Neurosyphilis: Old Disease, New Implications for Emergency Physicians Mercurio, Laura Taylor, Lynn E. Jarman, Angela F. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report Recent epidemiologic data demonstrate increasing rates of neurosyphilis, particularly among those in the community of men who have sex with men and those coinfected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Here we discuss a case of early neurosyphilis and new HIV diagnosis in a 27-year-old previously-healthy trans woman presenting for the second time with progressive, ascending weakness and cranial nerve VI palsy. Emergency physicians should consider this rare but highly morbid diagnosis, given the rising prevalence of neurosyphilis among at-risk patients and those with new neurologic deficits. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019-11-19 /pmc/articles/PMC7012537/ /pubmed/32064424 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.9.43871 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Mercurio et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Case Report Mercurio, Laura Taylor, Lynn E. Jarman, Angela F. Neurosyphilis: Old Disease, New Implications for Emergency Physicians |
title | Neurosyphilis: Old Disease, New Implications for Emergency Physicians |
title_full | Neurosyphilis: Old Disease, New Implications for Emergency Physicians |
title_fullStr | Neurosyphilis: Old Disease, New Implications for Emergency Physicians |
title_full_unstemmed | Neurosyphilis: Old Disease, New Implications for Emergency Physicians |
title_short | Neurosyphilis: Old Disease, New Implications for Emergency Physicians |
title_sort | neurosyphilis: old disease, new implications for emergency physicians |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7012537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32064424 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.9.43871 |
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