Open AccessNeurosyphilis: epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical course and laboratory diagnostics
Author(s) -
Г Л Катунин,
L YE MELEKHINA,
Н В Фриго
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
vestnik dermatologii i venerologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-6294
pISSN - 0042-4609
DOI - 10.25208/vdv563
Subject(s) - neurosyphilis , epidemiology , medicine , incidence (geometry) , disease , syphilis , intensive care medicine , pathology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , physics , optics
The article describes the key achievements and problems related to studying neurosyphilis. It also shows the dynamics of neurosyphilis incidence in Russia and abroad from the early twentieth century and up to present. The article also describes issues related to the pathogenesis, clinical course and pathomorphism of the disease. The authors present current approaches to the laboratory diagnostics of neurosyphilis.