Medical literature shows that the co-infection of syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) is increasing dramatically worldwide. HIV infection and syphilis have a synergistic
relationship. Syphilis increases the risk of HIV transmission and acquisition, while HIV affects
the presentation, diagnosi...
ABSTRACT Background During the first decade of this century, a significant increase in the incidence of syphilis was documented. Objective To study clinical and laboratory characteristics of central nervous system and ocular syphilis. Methods A retrospective case series of 13 patients with a clinic...
Syphilis became a rare cause of dementia in the present days. Screeningtests for syphilis are no longer recommended according to 2001.American Academy of Neurology guidelines. On the other hand, as itmay represent a potentially treatable cause in developing countries,the Academia Brasileira de Neurologia...
Introducción: El virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) y el Treponema pallidum comparten mecanismos de transmisión y tienen la potencialidad de cambiar el curso de la otra enfermedad. Entre el 1% y 13% de los pacientes infectados con VIH presentan serología positiva para sífilis o desarrollan la...
