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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2025; 35(01): 196-198
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788689
Case Report

Uncommon Neurosyphilis: Subacute Meningomyelitis with Distinctive “Candle Guttering Appearance”

Authors

  • Liwen Wang   *

    1   Graduate School, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China

  • Jing Fang   *

    1   Graduate School, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China

  • Juan Wang

    2   Division of Life Science and Medicine, Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China

Funding None.
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Abstract

In this article, we presented an exceedingly rare clinical case of neurosyphilis, radiological revealed a distinctive “candle guttering appearance.” Posttreatment for syphilis, both clinical symptoms and radiological markers showed complete resolution.

Keywords

syphilis - neurosyphilis - meningomyelitis

Patient Consent

Informed consent was obtained from the patient for his anonymized information and images to be published in this case report.


* Liwen Wang and Jing Fang contributed equally to this work.




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Artikel online veröffentlicht:
24. Oktober 2024

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