Early neurosyphilis presenting with facial palsy and an oral ulcer in a patient who is human immunodeficiency virus positive: a case report

Early neurosyphilis presenting with facial palsy and an oral ulcer in a patient who is human immunodeficiency virus positive: a case report

Abstract Background Neurosyphilis is the tertiary stage of Treponema pallidum infection that involves the central nervous system, which occurs within days or weeks after an initial syphilis infection, especially in immunocompromised patients. The diagnosis of neurosyphilis is quite challenging as it...

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Main Authors: Evangeline Njiru, Jamil Abdulkadir, Zipporah Kamuren, Gabriel Kigen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Case report
Neurosyphilis
HIV
CNS
Diagnosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1297-0

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