Clinical Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment in Neurosarcoidosis and Neurosyphilis

Authors

Mackenzie Kramer, Jefferson Abington HospitalFollow
Melissa Margolis, Drexel University
Neelima Manda, Jefferson Abington HospitalFollow
Rehan Saeed, Jefferson Abington HospitalFollow
Stephanie Tzarnas, Jefferson Abington HospitalFollow
Nathaniel R. Rosal, Jefferson Abington HospitalFollow
Daniel Puga, Jefferson Abington HospitalFollow
Rebecca Fallis, Jefferson Abington HospitalFollow

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Description

Syphilis and sarcoidosis, both known as the "great mimickers," cause a wide range of symptoms making clinical differentiation between the two difficult.

We present a case in which both neurosarcoidosis and neurosyphilis were considered in the differential diagnosis, posing a unique challenge in decision making.

Publication Date

10-23-2021

City

Philadelphia

Disciplines

Internal Medicine | Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences

Comments

ACP Southeastern Division Annual Conference

Recommended Citation

Kramer, Mackenzie; Margolis, Melissa; Manda, Neelima; Saeed, Rehan; Tzarnas, Stephanie; Rosal, Nathaniel R.; Puga, Daniel; and Fallis, Rebecca, "Clinical Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment in Neurosarcoidosis and Neurosyphilis" (2021). Abington Jefferson Health Posters. 5.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/abingtonposters/5