title: [When to think about neurosyphilis?].
abstract: The clinical spectrum of neurosyphilis is large. Serologic tests for syphilis are commonly indicated in diseases involving the central nervous system. The diagnosis of syphilis relies on epidemiological, clinical and biological grounds (cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities and RPR test). The treatment of neurosyphilis is still penicillin G.
authors.affiliation: Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, hôpital de la Pitié-la Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris Cedex 13. jean-philippe.grivois@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Grivois
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caumes
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010400:Penicillin G