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Syphilitic Aseptic Meningitis
Alternate Names : Meningitis - Syphilitic
DefinitionSyphilitic aseptic meningitis is a complication of untreated syphilis infections characterized by changes in mental status and nerve functions.
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Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
Syphilitic aseptic meningitis is a form of meningovascular neurosyphilis, which is a progressive life-threatening complication of syphilis infection.
The disorder resembles meningitis caused by other conditions. There is inflammation of the meninges (the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord). This may cause headaches, cognitive changes, or decrease in nerve functions such as vision, movement, or sensation. Vascular (blood vessel) symptoms, such as stroke secondary to syphilis, commonly accompany or follow syphilitic aseptic meningitis.
Risks of syphilitic aseptic meningitis include previous infection with syphilis or other sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea (which may hide symptoms of syphilis infection). Syphilis infections are transmitted primarily through sexual contact with an infected person, but they may sometimes be transmitted by nonsexual contact.
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Prevention
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Gonorrhea - Female
• Meningitis
• Neurosyphilis
• Stroke Secondary to Syphilis
• Syphilis
• Syphilis - Primary
• Syphilis - Tertiary
Tests & Exams
• Cerebral Angiography
• Cranial CT Scan
• CSF Cell Count
• EEG
• FTA-ABS
• Mental Status Tests
• RPR
• VDRL
Other Topics
• Cardiovascular
• Confusion
• Convulsions
• Drowsiness
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Headache
• Joint Pain
• Muscle Aches
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Seizures
• Symptomatic
• Vision - Light Sensitive
• Vision Problems
Review Date : 7/28/2002
Reviewed By : Elaine T. Kiriakopoulos, M.D., MSc, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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