Title
Syphilitic meningomyelitis. A case report
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Neurology
Publication Date
1977-12-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Humans; Male; *Meningitis; Middle Aged; *Myelitis; *Neurosyphilis; Paralysis
Disciplines
Nervous System Diseases | Neurology
Abstract
A 58-year-old man was admitted with a progressive, subacute asymmetrical paraparesis. The patient denied a previous syphilitic infection, but spinal fluid examination disclosed a lymphocytic pleocytosis, hypoglycorrhachia, and a positive serologic test for syphills. Clinical improvement resulted from a 14-day course of penicillin. Syphilitic involvement of the nervous system appears to be increasing in the United States and should be included in the differential diagnosis of progressive paraparesis.
Source
Arch Neurol. 1977 Dec;34(12):785.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Archives of neurology
Related Resources
PubMed ID
588102
Repository Citation
Fisher, Marc and Poser, Charles M., "Syphilitic meningomyelitis. A case report" (1977). Neurology Publications and Presentations. 36.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/neuro_pp/36