Cerebrospinal fluid examination may be useful in diagnosing neurosyphilis in asymptomatic HIV+ patients with syphilis

Cerebrospinal fluid examination may be useful in diagnosing neurosyphilis in asymptomatic HIV+ patients with syphilis

ABSTRACT Lumbar puncture in neurologically asymptomatic HIV+ patients is still under debate. There are different criteria for detecting neurosyphilis through cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), especially in cases that are negative through the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL), regarding cellularit...

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Main Authors: Salamano,Ronald, Ballesté,Raquel, Perna,Abayubá, Rodriguez,Natalia, Lombardo,Diego, García,Natalia, López,Pablo, Cappuccio,Pablo
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2016
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016000200009
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