Acute Cranial Neuropathies Heralding Neurosyphilis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patient
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Acute Cranial Neuropathies Heralding Neurosyphilis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patient
BACKGROUND Symptomatic early neurosyphilis with isolated acute multiple cranial nerves palsy as initial manifestation of HIV infection is very rare. It is caused by direct invasion of the central nervous system by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. CASE REPORT A 31-year-old African-American homosexual man presented with bilateral hearing loss, constant vertigo, intermittent horizontal diplopi...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.892292