Syphilitic meningitis in HIV-patients with meningeal syndrome: report of two cases and review

Few patients with symptomatic neurosyphilis present with signs and symptoms of acute meningitis. Here we report two cases of syphilitic meningitis diagnosed in HIV patients with meningeal syndrome. The first case, a 30-year-old black bisexual male, had concurrent meningeal and ocular syphilis with p...

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Main Authors: Carmo Ricardo Andrade, Moura Alexandre Sampaio, Christo Paulo Pereira, Morandi Ana Cláudia, Oliveira Marcelo Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000500007