Presentation
As with the clinical features, neurosyphilis can have a variety of radiographic presentations 1-3. [radiopaedia.org]
Snapshot A 26-year-old man presents to the emergency department after a bullet injury to the spine. On physical examination, there is right-sided lower extremity weakness and loss of proprioception and vibration sense on the same side. [medbullets.com]
Present on Admission symbol identifies the diseases that will always be coded as present on admission. Hospital Acquired Condition symbol notes specific conditions that will always be coded as hospital acquired. UNIQUE! [books.google.com]
One patient presented with a Brown-Séquard syndrome and an extradural spinal cord compression from tumor. The radiological and cerebrospinal fluid findings are presented and discussed. [en.wikibooks.org]
The following study presents a retrospective chart review. [nature.com]
Entire Body System
- Anemia
Anemia. Anemia is when your baby doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to the rest of her body. A rash on her mouth, genitals (also called sex organs) or anus, or on the bottoms of her feet and on her hands and face. [marchofdimes.org]
The symptoms of congenital syphilis included a vesicular rash, anemia, hydrocephalus of the brain, inflammation of eye, and a runny nose with secretions laden with syphilitic bacteria (2). [blogs.discovermagazine.com]
For babies born with CS, CS can cause: Deformed bones, Severe anemia (low blood count), Enlarged liver and spleen, Jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes), Brain and nerve problems, like blindness or deafness, Meningitis, and Skin rashes. No. [floridahealth.gov]
Most babies develop symptoms such as skin sores, rashes, fever, weakened crying, swollen liver and spleen, jaundice (yellowish skin), anemia, and various deformities between two weeks and three months after birth. [infoplease.com]
However, some newborns may have the following symptoms: Rashes Deafness Deformed teeth Developmental delays Jaundice Anemia Seizures Saddle nose Tertiary syphilis In this stage, Treponema pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis, have continuously developed [findatopdoc.com]
- Epilepsy
Mervyn Eadie is an expert in the field of clinical neurology and neuropharmacology, particularly in relation to the treatment of epilepsy and migraine. He has authored or co-authored more than 17 books, 71 book chapters, and 381 journal articles. [books.google.com]
Nervous syphilis usually presents symptoms of one of three conditions: (a) epilepsy, (b) brain-tumor or (c) paralysis. Epileptic manifestations coming on in middle life and not traceable to alcohol or uremia are usually of syphilitic origin. [henriettes-herb.com]
[…] manifestation of neurosyphilis have been reported. [68, 69] Periodic lateralizing epileptiform discharges are noted with EEG without imaging evidence of focal cerebral lesion. [70] Early diagnosis and treatment are important because both the dementia and the epilepsy [emedicine.medscape.com]
- Lymphadenopathy
Inguinal lymphadenopathy arises in men with ulcers on the genitals and cervical lymphadenopathy in patients with ulcers in the mouth. [dermnetnz.org]
Regional lymphadenopathy may be present in primary or secondary syphilis. [cdc.gov]
- Pathologist
Pathologist and Cesky PP characterized by phenomena of chronic leptomeningitis, granular ependymoma ventricles of the brain, the inner and outer hydrocephalus, atrophy of brains. [medicalency.com]
Skin
- Eczema
[…] less commonly, tuberculosis, chancroid Anal ulcers : genital herpes, anal fissure, bacterial infections, trauma, inflammatory bowel disease Mouth ulcers : herpes simplex (cold sore), aphthous ulcers, trauma Rash Drug eruption Pityriasis rosea Psoriasis Eczema [dermnetnz.org]
Musculoskeletal
- Arthritis
The joints may present synovitis, acute during the secondary stage, chronic in the tertiary, perisynovial gummata or arthritis. The pain in these conditions is usually severe at night, especially when due to the presence of bony nodes. [henriettes-herb.com]
It illustrates that a Brown-Sequard syndrome can progress to a complete paraplegia, despite adequate treatment. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] Case 4: Degenerative arthritis [ edit ] X-ray showing advanced degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine [en.wikibooks.org]
Certain diseases and disorders like HIV, multiple sclerosis, vitamin B12 or copper deficiency, syphilis, polio, spina bifida, and even arthritis can all result in injuries inside the spinal cord. [averybiomedical.com]
Nontraumatic Injury Most frequent cause, 45% auto, 19% falls, 17% violence, 10% sports Disease or pathological: Vascular malfunctions -Arteriovenous Malformation, thromus, embolus, or hemmorhage; Verterbral subluxation secondary to arthritis or DJD; Infections [quizlet.com]
A test may also be a false positive result if you are pregnant, have rheumatoid arthritis, use heroin, or have hepatitis, influenza or pneumonia. [ashasexualhealth.org]
- Contusion
MRI demonstrated a contusion of the spinal cord on the right at the C6 level. [en.wikibooks.org]
Traumatic spinal cord injury can result in contusion, compression, or stretch injury. Nontraumatic injury can occur due to mechanical pressure, toxicity or ischemia. [boneandspine.com]
Neurologic
- Peripheral Neuropathy
Neurological syndromes attributed to CMV include encephalitis, myelitis, and peripheral neuropathy [ 53 ]. [intechopen.com]
- Abnormal Gait
Signs and symptoms include abnormal gait, blindness, depression, paralysis, seizures and dementia. Definition (MSH) Infections of the central nervous system caused by TREPONEMA PALLIDUM which present with a variety of clinical syndromes. [fpnotebook.com]
- Cerebellar Ataxia
Some participants thought that his ataxia was caused by germinoma cells involving the medulla and the inferior cerebellar peduncles. [en.wikibooks.org]
Treatment
[…] of HIV in Industrialized and Middle Income CountriesŠAdults Adolescents and Pediatric 1310 Chapter 115 Guidelines for the Treatment of HIV and AIDS in ResourceLimited Countries 1328 Chapter 116 Guidelines for Prevention of Perinatal HIV Infection 1345 [books.google.com]
Treatment is key for spinal tumours, as any damage it causes can be made more severe or indeed, permanent, if treatment is not sought soon enough. [spinalcord.com]
The symptoms disappear with or without treatment. However, without treatment, the person remains infectious for up to two years and the infection progresses to the latent stage. [health.nsw.gov.au]
Prognosis
Prognosis is generally good unless there are established non-reversible changes such as cerebral infarction or atrophy 1,10 . [radiopaedia.org]
Their prognosis was bleak, most dying within months, weeks, or sometimes days of admission. [thepsychologist.bps.org.uk]
Treatment and prognosis As a ‘spinal lesion’ can cover so many kinds of diagnosis, there are varying forms of treatment and different prognoses an individual can have. A lesion is categorized dependent upon its size and location. [spinalcord.com]
Prognosis Prognosis is good if the disorder is diagnosed and treated before kidneys are damaged. But it will lead to a significant impact on the lives of patients and carers. [patient.info]
Ee regards the condition as a liar relapsing form of spastic spinal paralysis depending upon hereditary The prognosis in these cases of simple spinal syphilis is not so unfavorable as that of tabes. [gluedideas.com]
Etiology
Clinical presentation asymmetric multiradicular pain leg weakness bladder and rectal sphincter paralysis sensory loss saddle anesthesia (more commonly unilateral) Etiology disc herniation lumbar spinal stenosis malignancy Please rate topic. [medbullets.com]
Manifestation code symbol spotlights certain conditions for which it is important to record the etiology (cause) and the manifestation (symptom) of the disease. [books.google.com]
[…] pain, [11] intra-articular steroid use [21] and even the use of epidural anesthesia in total joint arthroplasty. [22] We believe that this differentiation in etiology of a neuropathic hip is important because the patients with motor power may do well [ijoonline.com]
Discuss the etiology of spinal cord injuries There are two etiological categories 1. Traumatic Injury 2. [quizlet.com]
CMV infection should be included in the differential diagnosis of transcers myelitis of uncertain etiology [ 84 ]. [intechopen.com]
Epidemiology
D. (2002) Taxonomy and epidemiology of spinal cord injury pain. In: Yezierski, R.P. and Burchiel, K. (eds.) [shiga-med.ac.jp]
Epidemiology [ edit ] The disease is more frequent in males than in females. Onset is commonly during mid-life. The incidence of tabes dorsalis is rising, in part due to co-associated HIV infection [ citation needed ]. [en.wikipedia.org]
An epidemiologic investigation based of a restudy of the Boeck-Brunsgaard material. J Chronic Dis 2: 311–344 PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar Dusser de Barenne JG (1913) Über einen Fall von Tabesparalyse mit “Medullaoblongata-Krisen”. [link.springer.com]
To learn more about congenital syphilis in the 21st century, this is a great review on its dermatology and epidemiology. Reader beware: included are pictures of medical grade quality and these may be considered NSFW. [blogs.discovermagazine.com]
Epidemiology of Syphilis In 1999, the World Health Organization estimated that worldwide, approximately 12 million new cases of syphilis occurred among adults. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Pathophysiology
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A better understanding of the pathophysiology, altered biomechanics and bone metabolism is needed to provide the best individual care for these patients. [nature.com]
Pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the progression of syringomyelia are associated with the Chiari Type I malformation which are frequently seen with the condition. [en.wikibooks.org]
Cardiovascular complications after acute spinal cord injury: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. Neurosurg Focus. 2008. 25(5):E13. Harris MB, Sethi RK. [boneandspine.com]
Pathophysiology of Syphilis Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. Human beings are the only host. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Prevention
Chapter 69 Surrogate Markers of Antiretroviral Efficacy 826 Overcoming Barriers to Providing ARV Therapy in ResourceLimited Settings 831 Chapter 71 Antiretroviral Drugs for HIV Prevention 836 Chapter 72 Acute HIV Infection 843 Chapter 73 Opportunistic [books.google.com]
Syphilitic meningitis can be life-threatening, but it’s preventable. Early diagnosis and treatment of syphilis can prevent this complication. It takes years, or even decades, for untreated syphilis to cause neurological disease. [healthline.com]
Treatment of sexual partners is important to prevent re-infection and to prevent the infection spreading to others. [health.nsw.gov.au]
Reduce your risk of getting syphilis before and during your pregnancy Preventing syphilis in women and their sex partners is the best way to prevent CS. [floridahealth.gov]
External resources CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention P.O. [drugs.com]