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Early neurosyphilis with serofast state.

Souheil ZayetSamantha PoloniVincent GendrinJohan ChanalNicolas DupinTimothée Klopfenstein
Published in: Emerging microbes & infections (2024)
We report a rare case of confirmed early neurosyphilis with serofast state in HIV-negative patient, with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus. Syphilitic meningitis was diagnosed initially on serology and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis. The patient had persistently raised non-treponemal titres on serum with negative CSF venereal disease research laboratory result, following treatment during 3 years of follow-up.
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