Cerebral syphilitic gumma in HIV-infected patients: Case report and review

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-64

  Weinert, Letícia S ^a   Scheffel, Rafael S ^a   Zoratto, Gabriela ^a   Samios, Vinícius ^a   Jeffmann, Marcelo W ^a   Dora, José Miguel ^a   Goldani, Luciano Z ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Central nervous system; Gumma; HIV; Neurosyphilis; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; GADOLINIUM; PENICILLIN G; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOPSY; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PENICILLIN G;

EID: 42949137573     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007007     Document Type: Article

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