title: Secondary syphilis presenting as vertigo.
abstract: Syphilis is a chronic, systemic and sexually transmitted infectious disease affecting most of the organs in the body. A young African man presented with vertigo, unsteadiness of gait and a skin rash suggestive of secondary syphilis. Diagnosis was confirmed on serology and was treated with two shots of long-acting penicillin, following which his symptoms settled.
authors.affiliation: Pak Field Hospital-IV, UNAMSIL, Kenema, Sierra Leone (West Africa). albariul@yahoo.com
authors.lastname: Arfan-ul-Bari
authors.forename: Tariq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mehmood
authors.forename: Babar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Nasrullah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Kamran Zamurrad
authors.initials: KZ
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Asif Mumtaz
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sukhera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology*