Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders (대한치매학회지)

Korean Dementia Association (대한치매학회)
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Rapidly Progressive Dementia Caused by Neurosyphilis Coinfection with HIV

  • Park, Hee-Kyung (Department of Neurology, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hae-Jin (Department of Neurology, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Han (Department of Infectious Disease, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Seung-Min (Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Hong (Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

Neurosyphilis occurring among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients has rarely been reported in Korea, although the coexistence of primary or secondary syphilis and HIV has been previously reported. We report a case of a 36-yr-old man who presented with rapidly progressive dementia due to neurosyphilis and HIV coinfection. Syphilis and HIV coinfection should be considered as a differential diagnosis of dementia in young patients since prompt therapeutic intervention could result in good clinical outcome.

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