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Published on: August 21, 2017
Concurrent aquaporin-4-positive NMOSD and neurosyphilis: A case report
Hua-Qiu Chen1, Ying Zhang1, Si-Bo Wang1
1Department of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Xinmin Street No71, Changchun 130000, China.
Abstract:
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a common neuroinflammatory demyelinating disease associated with aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody in the central nervous system. Neurosyphilis is a neurological disease caused by Treponema pallidum infection. NMOSD commonly occurs concurrently with autoimmune diseases. However, they have rarely been associated with infectious diseases. In this report we describe a rare case of concurrent AQP4-positive NMOSD and neurosyphilis. A 60-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a complaint of progressive weakness in his legs for one month. T2-weighted magnetic resonance images of the spinal cord showed longitudinal extensive lesions at C7-T7. The rapid plasma reagin test and T. pallidum particle agglutination assay performed using patient serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were positive. Additionally, the AQP4-immunoglobulin (Ig) G was detected in the serum and CSF. The patient's symptom gradually improved after penicillin and methylprednisolone treatment. This case report highlights the possibility of the presence of an infectious disease in patients with NMOSD.
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