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Pleocytosis, raised CSF protein level and positive CSF serology suggest neurosyphilis. [31] CSF VDRL is 50-90% specific for neurosyphilis. [18] 60% of newborns with congenital syphilis also have neurosyphilis. [18] Non-treponemal titers should be monitored in the newborns every 2-3 months to ensure an adequate response to treatment. [18]
Neurosyphilis is the infection of the central nervous system by Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted infection syphilis. In the era of modern antibiotics , the majority of neurosyphilis cases have been reported in HIV-infected patients.
Meningeal syphilis (as known as syphilitic aseptic meningitis or meningeal neurosyphilis) is a chronic form of syphilis infection that affects the central nervous system. Treponema pallidum , a spirochate bacterium, is the main cause of syphilis, which spreads drastically throughout the body and can infect all its systems if not treated ...
A U.K. woman who was told she would never have children because of a rare condition recently gave birth to twins. When Hayley Haynes was 19, she went to the doctor because she hadn't gotten her ...
Syphilis (/ ˈ s ɪ f ə l ɪ s /) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. [1] The signs and symptoms depend on the stage it presents: primary, secondary, latent or tertiary.
In March, a mother was horrified to find a pedophile symbol on a toy she bought for her daughter. Although the symbol was not intentionally placed on the toy by the company who manufactured the ...
Meet baby MilliAnna, the fourth generation of women in her family to be born with a wild streak of white hair. Baby takes after 3 generations of women to be born with streak of white hair Skip to ...
From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.