NeurosífilisA propósito de un caso

  1. Lorena Navarro Morejón 1
  2. Raquel Calles Marbán 1
  3. Miguel Alcántara Gutiérrez 1
  4. Lucía Povedano García 1
  5. Andrés Sánchez Pavesi 1
  6. Carmen Rosa Morales García 1
  7. María Rosario Cejas Méndez 1
  1. 1 Servicio de Psiquiatría del Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife
Journal:
Norte de Salud Mental

ISSN: 1578-4940

Year of publication: 2020

Volume: 16

Issue: 62

Pages: 63-71

Type: Article

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Abstract

The incidence of syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease present in humanity for more than 500 years, has seen a substantial increase in Europe in recent decades, including Spain. This makes us think about the need to promote prevention and awareness campaigns in our society to foster the use of barrier contraceptive methods. We present the case of a 63-year-old male admitted to the psychiatric hospitalization ward for presenting a unspecified psychiatric symptoms consisting mainly of mutism and behavior disorder. After performing multiple complementary tests, we reach diagnosis of neurosyphilis, a form of tertiary syphilis that can emerge in multiple ways, making it difficult to make an initial diagnosis.

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