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. 2018 May-Jun;11(3):439-441.
doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2017.09.009. Epub 2017 Oct 6.

Meningovascular neurosyphilis with basilar artery thrombosis in HIV patient

Edgar Perez Barragán  1 , Elena Urdez Hernández  2 , Bernardo Pérez Orozco  2 , Mariela Sánchez González  3
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Meningovascular neurosyphilis with basilar artery thrombosis in HIV patient

Edgar Perez Barragán et al. J Infect Public Health. 2018 May-Jun.
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Abstract

Currently, neurosyphilis is an uncommon disease and may occur at any stage of syphilis. Co-infection of syphilis with HIV can affect the clinical course. We report a case of meningovascular neurosyphilis in a patient with HIV in whom basilar artery thrombosis and reactive VDRL in CSF were detected. Treatment with penicillin was instituted with adequate response showing clinical improvement. Neurosyphilis is a differential diagnosis in young patients with cerebral infarction, especially in HIV patients.

Keywords: HIV; Neurosyphilis; Syphilis.

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