Toptan Tugce, Ozdilek Betul, Kenangil Gulay, Ulker Mustafa, Domac Fusun Mayda
Department of Neurology, Erenkoy Training and Research Hospital for Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders, Istanbul, Turkey.
North Clin Istanb. 2015 Apr 24;2(1):66-68. doi: 10.14744/nci.2015.96268. eCollection 2015.
Syphilis is a multisystem chronic infection caused by treponema pallidum. It can cause psychiatric disorders including depression, mania, psychosis, personality changes, delirium and dementia. With the introduction of penicillin into practice, the number of cases with syphilis decreased and its incidence increased with AIDS and HIV seropositivity. In this article, we present a case of neurosyphilis that manifested itself with neuropsychiatric symptoms.
梅毒是由梅毒螺旋体引起的多系统慢性感染。它可导致精神障碍,包括抑郁、躁狂、精神病、人格改变、谵妄和痴呆。随着青霉素应用于临床实践,梅毒病例数量减少,而随着艾滋病和HIV血清阳性率的上升,其发病率有所增加。在本文中,我们报告一例以神经精神症状表现的神经梅毒病例。