title: [Syphilitic glomerulonephritis: case report and review of the literature].
abstract: The authors report the history of a patient with syphilitic glomerulonephritis, a rare complication of syphilis. The patient was admitted to the hospital with clinical symptoms of neurosyphilis. During his hospital stay urine analysis revealed an extremely high proteinuria, that had not been known before. Intravenous penicillin treatment improved the renal protein loss, but it took a total of six months until complete resolution was achieved. The serology that confirmed the syphilis, the concomitant nephrotic syndrome and the improvement after penicillin therapy met the criteria of syphilitic glomerulonephritis. This case prompted the authors to review the literature about this rare complication of syphilis that has a great clinical significance.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Bőr-, Nemikórtani és Bőronkológiai Klinika Budapest Mária u. 41. 1085.
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wikonkál
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Bőr-, Nemikórtani és Bőronkológiai Klinika Budapest Mária u. 41. 1085.
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Bőr-, Nemikórtani és Bőronkológiai Klinika Budapest Mária u. 41. 1085.
authors.forename: Béla
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Bőr-, Nemikórtani és Bőronkológiai Klinika Budapest Mária u. 41. 1085.
authors.forename: Márta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marschalkó
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar I. Belgyógyászati Klinika Budapest.
authors.forename: András
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tislér
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Bőr-, Nemikórtani és Bőronkológiai Klinika Budapest Mária u. 41. 1085.
authors.forename: Sarolta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kárpáti
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000382:microbiology; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins
keywords: glomerulonephritis; neurosyphilis; penicillin