Chorea as the presenting feature of neurosyphilis.
Syphilis is still a significant public health problem in developing countries. Although chorea is a very rare manifestation of neurosyphilis, it might be on occasions the initial symptom. This report presents a patients with neurosyphilis who had chorea as the initial presenting symptom.
Ozben
Serkan
S
Department of Neurology, Haseki Educational and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Erol
Canan
C
Ozer
Feriha
F
Tiras
Raziye
R
D000368:Aged; D002819:Chorea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000150:complications*