[Rapidly progressive compromise of cranial pairs as neurosyphilis manifestation].

Autor: Baccaro F; Médico de Planta, Servicio de Clinica Médica, Complejo Médico-Policial 'Churruca-Visca', Buenos Aires, Argentina. fbaccaro@2vias.com.ar, Moldes S, Novelli Poisson P, Arduin J, Valerga M
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj: Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico [Bol Asoc Med P R] 2012 Jul-Sep; Vol. 104 (3), pp. 57-61.
Abstrakt: Syphilis remains a common disease throughout the world, being neurosyphilis a relatively common manifestation. A case of a 34 years old male with HIV and neurosyphilis is presented, characterized by a clinical course evidenced by progressive palsy of cranial nerves. This case is unusual and a rare presentation of progressive cranial involvement with swallowing deficit, have found no similar data in the literature.
Databáze: MEDLINE