Catalog

Syphilitic parkinsonism

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Syphilitic parkinsonism – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1801625462

This is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. This diagnosis is with a neurological syndrome characterised by tremor, hypokinesia, rigidity, and postural instability.