title: Obstacles in the diagnosis and treatment of syphilitic amyotrophy.
abstract: The authors describe a case of syphilitic amyotrophy in a 37-year-old man presenting with subacute progressive painless weakness in the right arm. Syphilitic amyotrophy is still an existing differential diagnosis of painless and progressive weakness. The authors explore potential obstacles in the diagnostic workup and finding of adequate therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Technische Universität, Munich, Germany. etgen@neuro.med.tu-muenchen.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Etgen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bischoff
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Resch
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Winbeck
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sander
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D020968:Brachial Plexus Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000032:analysis; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000032:analysis; D012008:Recurrence; D012074:Remission Induction; D012698:Serologic Tests
chemical_list: D002308:Cardiolipins; D010406:Penicillins; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; C054448:VDRL antigen; D002784:Cholesterol