Meningovascular syphilis after 'appropriate' treatment of primary syphilis.

Abstract

Meningovascular syphilis developed in a patient two years after the treatment of primary syphilis with a single intramuscular injection of 2.4 million units of penicillin G benzathine as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control. Although it could not be established with certainty whether this infection represented a reinfection or a treatment failure, the case emphasizes the necessity for serologic follow-up examination in all patients treated for primary syphilis.

• Authors: B L Moskovitz, J J Klimek, R L Goldman, N J Fiumara, R Quintiliani
• Journal: Archives of internal medicine (Arch Intern Med) Vol. 142 Issue 1 Pg. 139-40 (Jan 1982) ISSN: 0003-9926 [Print] United States
• PMID: 7053714 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Penicillin G Benzathine

Topics

• Adult
• Brain (blood supply)
• Female
• Humans
• Neurosyphilis (etiology)
• Penicillin G Benzathine (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Syphilis (drug therapy)
• Syphilis, Cardiovascular (etiology)
• Vasculitis (etiology)