A Rare Case of Syphilitic Myelitis of the Spinal Cord
10.13104/imri.2019.23.3.279
- Author:
Jin Hyeok KIM
1
;
Hee Seok JEONG
;
Chankue PARK
;
Hwaseong RYU
;
Ji Eun ROH
;
Jeong A YEOM
;
Tae un KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Pusan National University, Yangsan Hospital, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. mediknight@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI);
Neurosyphilis;
Syphilitic myelitis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Brain;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Humans;
Infarction;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Myelitis;
Myelitis, Transverse;
Neurosyphilis;
Spinal Cord;
Syphilis;
Treponema pallidum
- From:Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2019;23(3):279-282
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Neurosyphilis is an infection of the brain or spinal cord that is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Syphilitic myelitis, which involves the spinal cord, is a very rare form of neurosyphilis seen in patients with syphilis. It requires differentiation from other diseases of the spinal cord, including idiopathic transverse myelitis and spinal cord infarction. Herein, we describe the presentation and diagnosis of syphilitic myelitis in a 43-year-old woman, based on a flip-flop sign and candle guttering appearance depicted in magnetic resonance imaging and laboratory tests.
