Korean J Dermatol.
1985 Jun;23(3):340-345.
Cerebrospinal Fluid Findings in Syphilis Patients
Abstract
- The cerebrospinal fluid findings in 316 cases of untreated syphilis with different clinical stages and 92 cases of adequately treated syphilis examined at least 1 year after treatment with penicillin are resented. Examination of the CSF included VDRL, FTA-ABS cell count and total protein determination. Adequately treated cases showed lower reactivity of serologic tests of CSF compared with untreated cases. However there were no significant differences in cell counts and protein concentration between untreated and adequately treated cases. Thus we suggest that the presence of pleocytosis and raised protein concentrations in CSF are not taken as indications of active neurosyphilis.
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