CT findings of central nervous system in congenital syphilis infant
- VernacularTitle:婴儿先天性梅毒中枢神经系统的CT表现
- Author:
Cheng YANG
;
Man WANG
;
Xinghui YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Infant;
Syphilis, congenital;
Central nervous system;
Tomography, X-ray computed
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiology
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the CT features of the central nervous system in congenital syphilis infant. Methods CT findings of central nervous system in 11 infants with clinically proved congenital syphilis were analyzed retrospectively. Results CT findings in 10 syphilis neonates were diffuse hypodense lesions in the white matter, with subarachnoid and intra-encephalic hemorrhage in 3 and 1 cases, respectively. One 2-month-old syphilis infant case and 5 cases of follow-up after 45 days to 6 months of treatment demonstrated bilateral widened sulci and cistern with enlarged ventricles in 3 of them. Conclusion CT findings of the central nervous system in congenital syphilis infant are similar to those of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in neonates, and extra-encephalic hydrocephalus or brain hypogenesis ensues later on.
