SAGE Open Medical Case Reports (May 2024)

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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X241256825
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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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.