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Cerebral infarction as initial manifestation of meningovascular neurosyphilis in an immunocompetent patient – A case report with long term follow‐up

Authors :
Davor Batinić
Ronald Antulov
Inge Klupka‐Sarić
Anita Ivanković
Renata Jurina
Marijana Karlović Vidaković
Ivana Talić Drlje
Jurica Arapović
Source :
Clinical Case Reports, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Wiley, 2023.

Abstract

Abstract To present a 29‐year‐old immunocompetent patient with neurosyphilitic changes characterized by multiple acute ischemic brain strokes along with significant narrowing of several large intracranial arteries. Ceftriaxone treatment for 14 days followed by benzathine benzylpenicillin weekly for additional 3 weeks, showed improvement in meningovascular changes.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20500904 and 55012191
Volume :
11
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Clinical Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.50d6d0b08f084a5f8c97b55012191ee4
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7021