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KMID : 1144720190230030279
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Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2019 Volume.23 No. 3 p.279 ~ p.282
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A Rare Case of Syphilitic Myelitis of the Spinal Cord
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Kim Jin-Hyeok
Jeong Hee-Seok
Park Chan-Kue
Ryu Hwa-Seong
Roh Ji-Eun
Yeom Jeong-A
Kim Tae-Un
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Abstract
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Neurosyphilis is an infection of the brain or spinal cord that is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Syphilitic myelitis, which involves the spinal cord, is a very rare form of neurosyphilis seen in patients with syphilis. It requires differentiation from other diseases of the spinal cord, including idiopathic transverse myelitis and spinal cord infarction. Herein, we describe the presentation and diagnosis of syphilitic myelitis in a 43-year-old woman, based on a flip-flop sign and candle guttering appearance depicted in magnetic resonance imaging and laboratory tests.
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KEYWORD
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Neurosyphilis, Syphilitic myelitis
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