syphilis/nausea

A male patient with syphilitic lesions in the tonsil and stomach is presented. The patient was infected while practising oral sex with heterosexual friends. He complained of nausea and snoring; his left tonsil was enlarged. Spirochetes were detected in a smear preparation from the left tonsil. As a

An uncommon variant in the pre-AIDS era, lues maligna is a nodular-ulcerative form of secondary syphilis. We present a case of a 41-year-old man with HIV infection who developed fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, right upper quadrant abdominal pain, weight loss, watery diarrhea, and a painless,

Gastric syphilis had become an uncommon disease, with only 24 cases reported in the English-language literature over the last two decades. However, it may be becoming more frequent. During the last 4 years, seven patients with gastric syphilis have been diagnosed at our institution. The most common

A 37-year-old male was admitted at our hospital for evaluation of clinical presentation of 8 weeks evolution of malaise, fever, sore throat and nose, arthralgias, holocraneal headache, photophobia and nausea. With the shower he noticed spots in palms of hands and plants of feet. A year before had

Azithromycin has in vitro activity against Treponema pallidum and is effective against experimental syphilis in rabbits. We undertook an open, noncomparative pilot study of oral azithromycin (500 mg once daily for 10 days) to treat 16 patients with primary or secondary syphilis who were seronegative

The decreased incidence of gastric syphilis has made its clinical presentation less widely appreciated. A 61-year-old man suffering from epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting had an initial diagnosis of gastric carcinoma; the pathologic diagnosis was equivocal. Eventually, gastric syphilis was

Syphilis is resurging worldwide. Here, we present the case of a 33-year-old heterosexual man who presented with a 3-week history of epigastric pain, nausea, emesis, and 8 kg weight loss. He was subsequently diagnosed with gastric syphilis, based on reactive syphilis serological testing and Treponema

Introduction. Considered as a rare event, gastric syphilis (GS) is reported as an organic form of involvement. Low incidence of GS emphasizes the importance of histopathological analysis. Objective. We aim to characterize GS endoscopic aspects in an immunocompetent patient. Case Report. A

BACKGROUND Nowadays luetic infections are rarely seen by ophthalmologists. We report on an immunocompetent ophthalmologically asymptomatic patient with bilateral papilledema due to perineuritis optici in lues cerebrospinalis. METHODS A 47-year old female patient presented with presbyopic complaints.

Neuropathy is a broad term that describes a lack of sensorium, movement, or autonomic function and feedback in a particular area. This can be a centralized neuropathy due to paralysis of extremities via distribution of neurotomes, or a peripheralized neuropathy. Most commonly seen in the extremities

We encountered 4-year-old boy who developed paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH) in the middle of August. He was admitted due to progressive jaundice and pallor following fever and nausea. Laboratory data revealed severe anemia, increased serum indirect bilirubin and LDH, and decreased serum

We present a case of a 38-year-old man with a prior episode of fever of unknown origin (FUO) four years ago who presented with acute severe dull nonradiating abdominal pain centered in the epigastric region associated with nausea and vomiting. Bloodwork showed a normal leukocyte count but elevated

Trichotillomania (TTM) is defined by the Diagnostics and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DMS-IV) as hair loss from a patient`s repetitive self-pulling of hair. The disorder is included under anxiety disorders because it shares some obsessive-compulsive features. Patients have the

Toxoplasmosis is the most common opportunistic infection of the central nervous system in patients with AIDS. The standard treatment for toxoplasmic encephalitis is pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine. There have been few reports of concurrent Toxoplasma brain abscess and cavitary Pneumocystis carinii

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology, characterized by an immunological disorder with accumulation of activated lymphocytes and macrophages in all the organs and apparatus. The intrathoracic lymphnodes and the lung remain the most common sites of such disease. The