• Thumbnail for Neurosyphilis
    symptoms are exclusively neurosyphilis, though neurosyphilis may occur at any stage of infection. To diagnose neurosyphilis, patients undergo a lumbar...
    18 KB (1,889 words) - 00:56, 21 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Syphilis
    penicillin allergy, doxycycline or tetracycline may be used. In those with neurosyphilis, intravenous benzylpenicillin or ceftriaxone is recommended. During...
    98 KB (10,412 words) - 15:38, 6 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Meningeal syphilis
    affect the nervous system, which is known as neurosyphilis. Meningeal syphilis is a component of neurosyphilis, which usually occurs in the tertiary stage...
    21 KB (2,614 words) - 20:28, 3 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Argyll Robertson pupil
    pupils from tonic pupils. Tonic pupils can occur in neurosyphilis. It is not known whether neurosyphilis itself (infection by Treponema pallidum) can cause...
    9 KB (993 words) - 16:05, 9 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tabes dorsalis
    Tabes dorsalis is a late consequence of neurosyphilis, characterized by the slow degeneration (specifically, demyelination) of the neural tracts primarily...
    8 KB (816 words) - 18:34, 28 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Congenital syphilis
    neurosyphilis. Pleocytosis, raised CSF protein level and positive CSF serology suggest neurosyphilis. CSF VDRL is 50-90% specific for neurosyphilis....
    33 KB (3,259 words) - 23:49, 2 September 2024
  • or CSF to exclude/rule out neurosyphilis if the FTA test result is negative. " A negative FTA in serum excludes neurosyphilis". The antigen for the FTA-ABS...
    4 KB (411 words) - 21:24, 21 November 2022
  • Thumbnail for List of syphilis cases
    from syphilis Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848), Italian opera composer Neurosyphilis Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867), French poet Lola Montez (1821–1861)...
    11 KB (816 words) - 13:07, 6 September 2024
  • after his 11-year sentence at Atlanta Penitentiary, as he suffers from neurosyphilis and dementia while living in Florida. Linda Cardellini, Jack Lowden...
    22 KB (1,891 words) - 05:26, 17 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Theo van Gogh (art dealer)
    Theo suffered from dementia paralytica, now understood as late-stage neurosyphilis, and his health declined rapidly after Vincent's death. Weak and unable...
    20 KB (2,337 words) - 14:39, 1 October 2024