Neurosyphilis concurrently involving eye and ear

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Oct 21:2018:bcr2018227185. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227185.

Authors

Futoshi Nakagami¹, Hideharu Hagiya¹, Kazuichi Maruyama², Yuri Onishi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Internal Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Japan.
² Department of Innovative Visual Science, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: retina; syphilis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Differential
Ear / microbiology
Eye / microbiology
Female
Hearing Loss / drug therapy
Hearing Loss / etiology*
Hearing Loss / microbiology
Humans
Neurosyphilis / complications*
Neurosyphilis / diagnosis*
Neurosyphilis / drug therapy
Penicillins / therapeutic use
Prednisone / therapeutic use
Uveitis / drug therapy
Uveitis / etiology*
Uveitis / microbiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Penicillins
Prednisone