Neurosyphilis
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neurosyphilis-188-14216324
title:
Neurosyphilis
text:
Neurosyphilis is the infection of the central nervous system in a patient with syphilis. In the era of modern antibiotics, the majority of neurosyphilis cases have been reported in HIV-infected patients. Meningitis is the most common neurological presentation in early syphilis. Tertiary syphilis symptoms are exclusively neurosyphilis, though neurosyphilis may occur at any stage of infection. To diagnose neurosyphilis, patients undergo a lumbar puncture to obtain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for ana
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Infection of the central nervous system in a patient with syphilis
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurosyphilis
date created:
2006-01-06T16:58:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T23:17:33Z
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13
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