Sífilis tardía. Reporte de un caso.

Authors

  • Jaime ZEGARRA P
  • Jesús CHIRINOS L

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20453/rmh.v10i2.626

Abstract

A 48 year-old male presented with a 6 month history of a dementia syndrome, memory deficit, impairment of judgement, and right sligth hemiplegia, and sexual promiscuity. ELISA for HIV was negative; the VDRL and FTA-abs for syphilis were positive (1/8 and 3+ respectively); VDRL int the CSF was positive (1/8) making the diagnosis of neurological syphilis. In addition, significant NMR images are presented. The patient received penicilin I.V. with clinical, neurological and radiological improvement.

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Published

2013-05-28

How to Cite

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ZEGARRA P J, CHIRINOS L J. Sífilis tardía. Reporte de un caso. Rev Méd Hered [Internet]. 2013 May 28 [cited 2024 May 5];10(2):83. Available from: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/RMH/article/view/626

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (1999): abril - junio

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