Abstract
We present the clinical record of a positive HIV woman that presented with bilateral sudden hearing loss as a sign of neurosyphilis. We discuss the epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic implications of positive HIV in syphilis.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Audiometry
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Blood Chemical Analysis
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Brain / physiopathology
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Brain Diseases / complications
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Brain Diseases / diagnosis
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Brain Diseases / physiopathology
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Deafness / diagnosis*
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Deafness / etiology
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Deafness / physiopathology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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HIV Seropositivity / blood
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HIV Seropositivity / complications*
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Humans
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Syphilis / complications
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Syphilis / diagnosis
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Syphilis / physiopathology*