Syringomyelia complicating syphilitic spinal meningitis: a case report.
An association between syringomyelia and spinal syphilis was described in the early literature but has not been the subject of reports subsequently. We give details of a contemporary case, affirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. The patient showed significant clinical recovery following penicillin treatment, while the imaging appearances became less pronounced.
Bulundwe
K K
KK
Department of Neurology, MEDUNSA/Ga-Rankuwa and Pedimed Hospital, Reitfontein, South Africa.
Myburgh
C J
CJ
Gledhill
R F
RF
D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D013606:Tabes Dorsalis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*