Secondary syphilis presenting as vertigo.
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.
Arfan-ul-Bari
Pak Field Hospital-IV, UNAMSIL, Kenema, Sierra Leone (West Africa). albariul@yahoo.com
Mehmood
Tariq
T
Khan
Babar
B
Malik
Nasrullah
N
Malik
Kamran Zamurrad
KZ
Sukhera
Asif Mumtaz
AM
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology*