title: A Luetic Cauda Equina Meningoradiculitis Mimicking a Central Nervous System Lymphoma.
abstract: We report a case of peculiar neurosyphilis, initially misinterpreted as a lymphoproliferative disorder. This is also the first report to evaluate the utility of positron emission tomography-computed tomography in spinal cord syphilis. Cauda equina radiculitis is a rare manifestation of neurosyphilis whose diagnosis can be supported by the typical syphilitic exanthema.
authors.affiliation: From the *Infectious Diseases Unit and †Medical Imaging Unit, University Hospital, Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: Jacopo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Monticelli
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bazzocchi
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luzzati
mesh_terms: D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000382:microbiology; D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*