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==Overview==
The most potent risk factor in the development of neurosyphilis is [[HIV AIDS|HIV infection]]. Other risk factors include male gender, high serum [[Rapid plasma reagent|RPR titer]], advanced age, and African American race.


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==Risk Factors==
The most potent risk factor in the development of neurosyphilis is [[HIV AIDS|HIV infection]]. Other risk factors include male gender, high serum [[Rapid plasma reagent|RPR titer]], advanced age, and African American race.


===Common Risk Factors===
Common risk factors in the development of neurosyphilis include:<ref name="pmid15175987">{{cite journal| author=Vidal-Bermúdez JE, Bonasser-Filho F, Schiavon-Nogueira R| title=[Syphilitic meningomyelitis in a patient with AIDS]. | journal=Rev Neurol | year= 2004 | volume= 38 | issue= 10 | pages= 998-9 | pmid=15175987 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15175987  }} </ref><ref name="pmid26660338" />
*[[HIV AIDS|HIV infection]]
*Male gender
*High serum [[Rapid plasma reagent|rapid plasma reagent titer]]
===Less Common Risk Factors===
Less common risk factors in the development of neurosyphilis include:<ref name="pmid26660338">{{cite journal| author=Shi M, Peng RR, Gao Z, Zhang S, Lu H, Guan Z et al.| title=Risk profiles of neurosyphilis in HIV-negative patients with primary, secondary and latent syphilis: implications for clinical intervention. | journal=J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol | year= 2016 | volume= 30 | issue= 4 | pages= 659-66 | pmid=26660338 | doi=10.1111/jdv.13514 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26660338  }} </ref>
*Advanced age
*African American race
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]

Overview

The most potent risk factor in the development of neurosyphilis is HIV infection. Other risk factors include male gender, high serum RPR titer, advanced age, and African American race.

Risk Factors

The most potent risk factor in the development of neurosyphilis is HIV infection. Other risk factors include male gender, high serum RPR titer, advanced age, and African American race.

Common Risk Factors

Common risk factors in the development of neurosyphilis include:[1][2]

Less Common Risk Factors

Less common risk factors in the development of neurosyphilis include:[2]

  • Advanced age
  • African American race

References

  1. Vidal-Bermúdez JE, Bonasser-Filho F, Schiavon-Nogueira R (2004). "[Syphilitic meningomyelitis in a patient with AIDS]". Rev Neurol. 38 (10): 998–9. PMID 15175987.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Shi M, Peng RR, Gao Z, Zhang S, Lu H, Guan Z; et al. (2016). "Risk profiles of neurosyphilis in HIV-negative patients with primary, secondary and latent syphilis: implications for clinical intervention". J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 30 (4): 659–66. doi:10.1111/jdv.13514. PMID 26660338.

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