Meningovascular syphilis after 'appropriate' treatment of primary syphilis.
Meningovascular syphilis developed in a patient two years after the treatment of primary syphilis with a single intramuscular injection of 2.4 million units of penicillin G benzathine as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control. Although it could not be established with certainty whether this infection represented a reinfection or a treatment failure, the case emphasizes the necessity for serologic follow-up examination in all patients treated for primary syphilis.
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000209:etiology*; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013587:Syphilis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013589:Syphilis, Cardiovascular / Q000209:etiology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology*
D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine