Asymptomatic neurosyphilis after doxycycline therapy for early latent syphilis

Jonathan M. Zenilman; Steven Rand; Patricia Barditch; Anne M. Rompalo

doi:10.1097/00007435-199320060-00009

Asymptomatic neurosyphilis after doxycycline therapy for early latent syphilis

Jonathan M. Zenilman, Steven Rand, Patricia Barditch, Anne M. Rompalo

School of Medicine

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Abstract

A 50-year-old woman allergic to penicillin with early latent syphilis was treated with two courses of doxycycline. Ten months after diagnosis, she had no evidence of serologic response. A lumbar puncture demonstrated asymptomatic neurosyphilis. Penicillin desensitization was performed and she was successfully treated. This case re-emphasizes the need for close serologic follow-up in patients with Latent syphilis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	346-347
Number of pages	2
Journal	Sexually transmitted diseases
Volume	20
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00007435-199320060-00009
State	Published - 1993

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Dermatology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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