| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000290651 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Carmo, Ricardo Andrade1 Moura, Alexandre Sampaio1 Christo, Paulo Pereira1 Morandi, Ana Claudia1 Oliveira, Marcelo Silva1 |
| Institutions: | 1Hospital Eduardo de Menezes, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Season: | Oct |
| Volumen: | 5 |
| Number: | 5 |
| Pages: | 280-287 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico, analítico |
| English abstract | Few patients with symptomatic neurosyphilis present with signs and symptoms of acute meningitis. Here we report two cases of syphilitic meningitis diagnosed in HIV patients with meningeal syndrome. The first case, a 30-year-old black bisexual male, had concurrent meningeal and ocular syphilis with persistent unusually low CSF glucose levels. He responded well to 21 days of intravenous penicillin therapy. The second case was a 55-year-old female with epilepsy, depression, behavioral disorder and confusion. The diagnosis of HIV infection was made after onset of the syphilitic meningitis. She was treated with 21 days i.v. penicillin with improvement in her clinical condition. The clinical aspects of combined neurosyphilis and HIV infection, plus special features of diagnosis and treatment are discussed |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Diagnóstico, Neurología, Inmunología, SIDA, Meningitis, Neurosífilis |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Diagnosis, Neurology, AIDS, Meningitis, Neurosyphilis, Immunology |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
