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. 2005 Apr;81(2):133–134. doi: 10.1136/sti.2004.011668

Early syphilis presenting as a painful polyradiculopathy in an HIV positive individual

A Winston 1, D Marriott 1, B Brew 1
PMCID: PMC1764679  PMID: 15800090

Abstract

Neurosyphilis and neurological complications from syphilis may be commoner in HIV disease. With outbreaks of early syphilis in HIV positive individuals being observed over recent years, rare neurological manifestations of secondary syphilis will be observed more commonly. We describe a case of an HIV positive individual whose first presenting feature of early syphilis was a polyradiculopathy.

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