Neurosyphilis Presenting as Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
Open Access
- 1 April 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 32 (7) , 1108-1109
- https://doi.org/10.1086/319598
Abstract
We report the case of a 55-year-old man with neurosyphilis that presented with features of herpes simplex encephalitis. Neurosyphilis is easily diagnosed and treated and should be included in the differential diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis.Keywords
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