title: Syphilitic meningomyelitis.
abstract: A 28-year-old nonimmunocompromised man developed secondary syphilis confirmed by serum and CSF findings. His course was complicated by chorioretinitis, extensive skin lesions, and spastic paraparesis secondary to syphilitic meningomyelitis. MRI of the spinal cord was strikingly abnormal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Strom
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Schneck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009187:Myelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000209:etiology; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins