Repeated episodes of acute stroke as manifestation of neurosyphilis in a well-controlled human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient-Successful treatment with ceftriaxone

J Formos Med Assoc. 2017 Sep;116(9):725-726. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2017.01.007. Epub 2017 Feb 9.

Authors

Tsung-Chia Chen¹, Jen-Hsien Wang², Tzung-Chang Tsai³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taichung, Taiwan.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: wangjenhsien@gmail.com.
³ Department of Neurology, Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taichung, Taiwan.

PMID: 28190667
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2017.01.007

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use*
HIV Infections / complications
HIV Infections / drug therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurosyphilis / complications*
Neurosyphilis / drug therapy
Recurrence
Stroke / etiology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ceftriaxone