title: Late cutaneous syphilis and neurosyphilis.
abstract: We report two syphilitic cases of indeterminable duration. The dramatic cutaneous lesions of the female patient, compatible with secondary-tertiary syphilis associated with a positive VDRL reaction in CSF together with the criteria of neurosyphilis in her male companion (despite normal TPHA and IgG indices), led us to treat both of them in an optimal way. The clinical and serological evolution was favourable.
authors.affiliation: Department and Laboratory of Dermatology, Erasmus Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schoutens
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Boute
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Govaerts
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Dobbeleer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins