TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute syphilitic meningitis in an HIV-infected patient
AU - Wagemakers, Alex
AU - Hepp, Dagmar
AU - Killestein, Joep
AU - Peferoen, Laura
AU - Ang, Wim
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - We present a case of acute syphilitic meningitis in a 28-year old HIV-infected patient, presenting with a seizure. MRI revealed a meningeal lesion with cortical involvement, and the patient described previous treatment for syphilis. Final diagnosis was established by PCR and spirochete staining on a brain biopsy, upon which the patient was successfully treated with benzylpenicillin.
AB - We present a case of acute syphilitic meningitis in a 28-year old HIV-infected patient, presenting with a seizure. MRI revealed a meningeal lesion with cortical involvement, and the patient described previous treatment for syphilis. Final diagnosis was established by PCR and spirochete staining on a brain biopsy, upon which the patient was successfully treated with benzylpenicillin.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30101068
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2018.e00423
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2018.e00423
M3 - Article
C2 - 30101068
SN - 2214-2509
VL - 13
JO - IDCases
JF - IDCases
M1 - e00423
ER -