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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)
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Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders / v.9, no.2, 2010 , pp. 55-59 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Neurosyphilis; HIV; Dementia;
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