The use of intracranial vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging to detect a presumptive syphilitic brain aneurysm

Authors

Wajih Askar
Iram Nadeem, Advocate Aurora HealthFollow
Jessica Dalby
Paul Hunter
Genevieve Kuchinsky, Advocate Aurora HealthFollow
Thomas Wolfe, Advocate Aurora HealthFollow
Bradley Stoner

Recommended Citation

Askar W, Nadeem I, Dalby J, et al. The Use of Intracranial Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Detect a Presumptive Syphilitic Brain Aneurysm. Sex Transm Dis. 2021;48(12):e183-e185. doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001432

Affiliations

Department of Infectious Diseases, Department of Neuroscience, Advocate Aurora Health

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Syphilitic intracranial aneurysm is a rare presentation of meningovascular syphilis in developed countries. In this case report, we discuss the utilization of the intracranial vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging in the management of a patient with a rare fusiform brain aneurysm, positive syphilis serologies, and inconclusive cerebrospinal fluid findings.

Document Type

Case Report

PubMed ID

33783407