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ArticleSAGE open medical case reports2024

Neurosyphilis with sequential respiratory complications: A case report highlighting diagnostic and treatment challenges.

Hanifa Majid, Sajjad Ali, Fatima A Raza, Sidra Jabeen, Habiba Majid, Areeba Sheikh, Muzamil Ahmed

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Article in SAGE open medical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hanifa MajidDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Sajjad AliZiauddin Medical College, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8024-5942
Fatima A RazaKarachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Sidra JabeenLiaqat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Habiba MajidKarachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Areeba SheikhDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muzamil AhmedDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this case report, we describe the presentation and clinical course of a 25-year-old male with a complex medical history and a fatal outcome due to neurosyphilis. The diagnosis of neurosyphilis-related complications. Neurosyphilis, a variant of tertiary syphilis, is a rare condition but can present with a wide range of neurological symptoms. This makes its diagnosis challenging. The study aims to report and discuss neurosyphilis in a young male, resulting in respiratory complications, and explore the clinical presentation, diagnostic and process, treatment challenges it poses to a tertiary care setup of a third-world country regimen, and the profound significance of this particular case.

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complicationsNeurosyphilisrespiratoryTreponema pallidum

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PMID38817409
PMCPMC11138193

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