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  • Title: Early neurosyphilis presenting with multiple cranial nerve palsies: A case report of management by combined penicillin-corticosteroid treatment.
    Author: Komamura H, Nakamura T, Kobayashi J, Harada R, Endo K, Ogura M, Higuchi J.
    Journal: J Infect Chemother; 2019 May; 25(5):362-364. PubMed ID: 30538059.
    Abstract:
    Early neurosyphilis commonly appears in basilar meninges, and its meningeal inflammation can spread to neighboring cranial nerves, resulting in some cranial nerve palsies. Herein, we report a case of a 51-year-old man who presented with right peripheral facial nerve palsy. His symptoms completely disappeared with prednisolone monotherapy without antibiotics use and were not exacerbated during clinical treatment. However, 2 months after remission of seventh cranial neuropathy, fifth and eighth cranial neuropathies appeared on the right side. Serologic tests for syphilis were revealed to be abnormal. Finally, the patient was diagnosed with early neurosyphilis with multiple cranial palsies. His neurological symptoms were markedly improved by combined penicillin-corticosteroid treatment. Systemic corticosteroids could be effective as adjunctive therapy to ameliorate neurological sequelae in early neurosyphilis.
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