Case of neurosyphilis presented as recurrent stroke

ABSTRACT

A 46 year old male patient was presented with a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease was reported to have had a cerebrovascular accident of which features were suggestive of a new and rapidly progressive stroke. Upon investigation for recurrent stroke, the patient was found to have a positive serology for Syphilis. The possibility of neruosyphilis was considered, which was later confirmed by positive serology in the cerebrospinal fluid. The case is lenghly discussed in this report to emphasize the presence of syphilis in the 21st century, and to ascertain its importance as an etiological agent in cases of recurrent stroke