Hersenzenuwuitval door vroege syfilitische meningitis: terugkeer van een vooroorlogs ziektebeeld
| Autor: | Blok, F. A. A., de Gans, J., Schot, L. J., Mekkes, J. R., de Vries, H. J. C. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Faculteit der Geneeskunde, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity, Dermatology, Amsterdam Public Health |
| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Zdroj: | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 149(29), 1636-1640. Bohn Stafleu van Loghum Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 149(29), 1636-1640. Bohn Stafleu van Loghum |
| ISSN: | 0028-2162 |
| Popis: | Two men aged 39 and 38 who had had unprotected insertive and receptive anal sexual contact with men are presented: one had paralysis of the right half of his face and the other man had erythematous macules on the palms of his hands and the soles of his feet as well as partial alopecia, earache and progressive loss of hearing in his left ear. The latter one was also HIV-seropositive and on antiretroviral medication. Syphilitic meningitis was diagnosed in both men. The 2 patients recovered after being treated with intravenous benzyl penicillin. Syphilitic meningitis is a complication seen during the early stages of a syphilis infection. Since the introduction of penicillin it has become a rare disease. Early diagnosis is of importance since syphilitic meningitis has irreversible sequelae |
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