1. Neurosyphilis manifesting with unilateral visual loss and hyponatremia: a case report
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Anke Kohlenberg, Jürgen Lohmeyer, Thomas Discher, Katrin Milger, and Vera Fleig
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Male ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Hepatitis B virus ,Visual acuity ,Hepatitis C virus ,Vision Disorders ,Case Report ,Hepacivirus ,medicine.disease_cause ,Antiviral Agents ,lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases ,Neurosyphilis ,medicine ,Humans ,lcsh:RC109-216 ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Infectious Diseases ,Immunology ,Prednisolone ,HIV-1 ,Syphilis ,medicine.symptom ,Differential diagnosis ,business ,Hyponatremia ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Background Syphilis is called the chameleon of the diseases due to its variety of its clinical presentations, potentially affecting every organ of the body. Incidence of this ancient disease is once again on the increase worldwide. Case presentation We here report an unusual case of neurosyphilis manifesting with unilateral visual loss and hyponatremia. The patient also had primary syphilitic lesions and was concomitantly diagnosed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection. Treatment with ceftriaxone and prednisolone, completely resolved the hyponatremia and visual acuity was partially restored. Conclusion Awareness of syphilis as a differential diagnosis is important as previously unreported presentations of neurosyphilis can arise, especially in HIV infected patients.
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- 2011