Acute syphilitic transverse myelitis: unusual presentation of meningovascular syphilis

D H Lowenstein; C Mills; R P Simon

doi:10.1136/sti.63.5.333

Acute syphilitic transverse myelitis: unusual presentation of meningovascular syphilis

Genitourin Med. 1987 Oct;63(5):333-8. doi: 10.1136/sti.63.5.333.

Authors

D H Lowenstein¹, C Mills, R P Simon

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco.

Abstract

A case of meningovascular syphilis presenting with the rare spinal cord manifestations is reported. The angiographic, computed tomographic, and magnetic resonance images of the subsequent cerebrovascular lesions are shown. The presentation, evolution, and treatment of this unusual form of vascular syphilis are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Cerebral Angiography
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Myelitis / etiology*
Myelitis, Transverse / diagnosis
Myelitis, Transverse / diagnostic imaging
Myelitis, Transverse / etiology*
Neurosyphilis / complications*
Neurosyphilis / diagnosis
Neurosyphilis / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed