Modified neurosyphilis in the Cape Peninsula.
A prospective study of 148 cases of neurosyphillis revealed that 85 patients exhibited a modified 'forme fruste' of the disease. A high proportion of these patients had evidence of activity in the cerebrospinal fluid, while 6 patients have developed features which are diagnostic of neurosyphills. During the study a significant number of active seronegative cases were diagnosed and 11 patients have deteriorated on treatment.
D004338:Drug Combinations; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis
D004338:Drug Combinations; D010406:Penicillins; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine