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Myelitis due to Treponema pallidum

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Myelitis due to Treponema pallidum – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/172468257

An inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord due to infection by Treponema pallidum. The symptoms and signs may be acute or subacute in onset, and include paraparesis or paraplegia, sensory loss appropriate with the level of the spinal cord affected, loss of sphincter control, and lower motor neurone signs. The spinal fluid usually shows a lymphocytosis, elevated protein level, and a normal or slightly low glucose level. Diagnosis may be confirmed by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis, and serological tests for syphilis.