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Yilan Yang¹, Xin Gu¹, Lin Zhu¹

¹Institute of Sexually Transmitted Disease, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.

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|January 15, 2024

Summary

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A new nomogram accurately predicts neurosyphilis risk in syphilis patients before lumbar puncture (LP). This tool aids early diagnosis and management of neurosyphilis, improving patient outcomes.

Keywords:

lumbar puncture neurological neurosyphilis psychiatric symptoms

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Area of Science:

Infectious Diseases
Neurology
Medical Diagnostics

Background:

Prompt neurosyphilis management is crucial but hindered by a lack of predictive models.
Accurate identification of neurosyphilis before lumbar puncture (LP) remains a clinical challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a nomogram for predicting neurosyphilis in patients with syphilis.
To identify key clinical and laboratory factors associated with neurosyphilis.

Main Methods:

A retrospective training cohort (9,504 patients) and a prospective validation cohort (526 patients) were used.
A nomogram was developed incorporating factors like age, gender, symptoms, serum RPR, and comorbidities.
Model performance was assessed using concordance indexes and calibration curves.

Main Results:

Neurosyphilis prevalence was 35.8% in the training and 37.6% in the validation cohorts.
The nomogram demonstrated good predictive performance with concordance indexes of 0.84 and 0.82.
The model showed well-fitted calibration, indicating reliable risk prediction.

Conclusions:

A precise nomogram was developed to predict neurosyphilis risk in syphilis patients.
This tool has potential for early neurosyphilis detection prior to invasive procedures like LP.
The nomogram can aid clinicians in timely diagnosis and treatment initiation.