Tabes Dorsalis physical examination

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Overview

Patients with [disease name] usually appear [general appearance]. Physical examination of patients with [disease name] is usually remarkable for [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

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The presence of [finding(s)] on physical examination is diagnostic of [disease name].

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The presence of [finding(s)] on physical examination is highly suggestive of [disease name].

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  • Patients with tabes dorsalis usually appear normal.

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Tertiary syphilis gumma
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Charcot arthropathy(Charcot joint) of the foot may be seen[12]

  • Muscle atrophy may be present

References

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  2. Carlson JA, Dabiri G, Cribier B, Sell S (2011). "The immunopathobiology of syphilis: the manifestations and course of syphilis are determined by the level of delayed-type hypersensitivity". Am J Dermatopathol. 33 (5): 433–60. doi:10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181e8b587. PMC 3690623. PMID 21694502.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Thompson HS, Kardon RH (2006). "The Argyll Robertson pupil". J Neuroophthalmol. 26 (2): 134–8. doi:10.1097/01.wno.0000222971.09745.91. PMID 16845316.
  4. Nadol JB (1975). "Hearing loss of acquired syphilis: diagnosis confirmed by incudectomy". Laryngoscope. 85 (11 pt 1): 1888–97. doi:10.1288/00005537-197511000-00012. PMID 1195972.
  5. MORGAN AD, LLOYD WE, PRICE-THOMAS C (1952). "Tertiary syphilis of the lung and its diagnosis". Thorax. 7 (2): 125–33. PMC 1019150. PMID 14931376.
  6. French P (2007). "Syphilis". BMJ. 334 (7585): 143–7. doi:10.1136/bmj.39085.518148.BE. PMC 1779891. PMID 17235095.
  7. Pandey S (2011). "Magnetic resonance imaging of the spinal cord in a man with tabes dorsalis". J Spinal Cord Med. 34 (6): 609–11. doi:10.1179/2045772311Y.0000000041. PMC 3237288. PMID 22330117.
  8. Ahamed S, Varghese M, El Agib el N, Ganesa VS, Aysha M (2009). "Case of neurosyphilis presented as recurrent stroke". Oman Med J. 24 (2): 134–6. doi:10.5001/omj.2009.29. PMC 3273935. PMID 22334859.
  9. Matijosaitis V, Vaitkus A, Pauza V, Valiukeviciene S, Gleizniene R (2006). "Neurosyphilis manifesting as spinal transverse myelitis". Medicina (Kaunas). 42 (5): 401–5. PMID 16778468.
  10. Vogl T, Dresel S, Lochmüller H, Bergman C, Reimers C, Lissner J (1993). "Third cranial nerve palsy caused by gummatous neurosyphilis: MR findings". AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 14 (6): 1329–31. PMID 8279327.
  11. Mehrabian S, Raycheva MR, Petrova EP, Tsankov NK, Traykov LD (2009). "Neurosyphilis presenting with dementia, chronic chorioretinitis and adverse reactions to treatment: a case report". Cases J. 2: 8334. doi:10.4076/1757-1626-2-8334. PMC 2769430. PMID 19918420.
  12. Kaynak G, Birsel O, Güven MF, Oğüt T (2013). "An overview of the Charcot foot pathophysiology". Diabet Foot Ankle. 4. doi:10.3402/dfa.v4i0.21117. PMC 3733015. PMID 23919113.

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