Syphilis and axial arthropathy.
Inadequately treated syphilis predisposes the patient to the long-term complications of his disease. Neuropathic arthropathy (the Charcot joint), especially when axial or spinal, is critical to diagnosis, but is sometimes overlooked. We have reported a patient with syphilis, both neurologic and joint disease, and included the first computed tomographic views of vertebral syphilitic osteitis.
D000368:Aged; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D010406:Penicillins