Neurosyphilis in patients with AIDS.
Syphilis has become much more prevalent because of the dramatic increase in immunocompromised patients. The increase in immunocompromised patients is mainly secondary to AIDS. This article is put forth to refamiliarize the reader with syphilis, specifically neurosyphilis. The neurologic symptomatology and neuroimaging characteristics are presented so that one can recognize the findings and consider the diagnosis of neurosyphilis when confronted with a patient with AIDS.
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Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed