Secondary syphilis presenting as vertigo.

Autor: Arfan-ul-Bari; Pak Field Hospital-IV, UNAMSIL, Kenema, Sierra Leone (West Africa). albariul@yahoo.com, Mehmood T, Khan B, Malik N, Malik KZ, Sukhera AM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP [J Coll Physicians Surg Pak] 2006 Nov; Vol. 16 (11), pp. 727-8.
DOI: 11.2006/JCPSP.727728
Abstrakt: Syphilis is a chronic, systemic and sexually transmitted infectious disease affecting most of the organs in the body. A young African man presented with vertigo, unsteadiness of gait and a skin rash suggestive of secondary syphilis. Diagnosis was confirmed on serology and was treated with two shots of long-acting penicillin, following which his symptoms settled.
Databáze: MEDLINE