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Long‐term undiagnosed syphilis with clinical presentation of meningitis
Author(s) -
PIZARRO A.,
FONSECA E.,
ANCIONES B.,
LARA M.,
CONTRERAS F.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1992.tb00179.x
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , meningitis , neurosyphilis , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , pathological , pediatrics , serology , congenital syphilis , surgery , antibiotics , pathology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Summary A 43‐year‐old woman, with an 11‐year history of progressive cutaneous lesions, was considered to have granuloma annulare and was treated as such for 4 years. She then developed chronic meningitis. Serological investigation revealed active syphilis. Appropriate antibiotic treatment led to a rapid resolution of the clinical symptoms. The recent reports of similar cases indicate the importance of an adequate knowledge of clinical manifestations and pathological patterns of syphilis.