Neurosyphilis in community mental health clinics: a case series.
Although the incidence of general paresis of the insane, which accounted for 10%-15% of psychiatric admissions in the past, decreased dramatically following the introduction of antibiotics, new cases of late neurosyphilis are beginning to appear. Five cases are presented to underscore the importance of periodic physical examinations and serologic screening in outpatient community mental health clinics.
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010808:Physical Examination; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis