Neurosyphilis is more common in malignant syphilis: A case series and review of the literature

Int J STD AIDS. 2019 Jul;30(8):779-785. doi: 10.1177/0956462419826710. Epub 2019 May 29.

Authors

Lin Zhu¹, Mei Shi¹, Rui-Rui Peng¹, Xin Gu¹, Zhifang Guan¹, Huanbin Xu¹, Pingyu Zhou¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Sexually Transmitted Disease Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, China.

PMID: 31142223
DOI: 10.1177/0956462419826710

No abstract available

Keywords: HIV-negative; Malignant syphilis; neurosyphilis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
China / epidemiology
Coinfection / epidemiology*
Female
HIV Infections / complications*
HIV Infections / epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Neurosyphilis / diagnosis*
Neurosyphilis / drug therapy
Neurosyphilis / epidemiology
Penicillin G / therapeutic use
Penicillin G Benzathine / therapeutic use
Retrospective Studies
Syphilis Serodiagnosis
Syphilis, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
Syphilis, Cutaneous / drug therapy
Syphilis, Cutaneous / epidemiology

Substances

Ceftriaxone
Penicillin G
Penicillin G Benzathine