In plain sight: neurosyphilis presenting with back pain

Internal Medicine JournalVolume 53, Issue 1 p. 157-159 Letter to the Editor In plain sight: neurosyphilis presenting with back pain Michelle Lin, Michelle Lin orcid.org/0000-0003-0868-0541 Department of Rheumatology, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorMariya Hamid, Mariya Hamid Department of Rheumatology, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorWendy Lau, Wendy Lau Department of Rheumatology, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorChristopher Go, Christopher Go Discipline of Ophthalmology and Save Sight Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorElisa Cornish, Elisa Cornish Discipline of Ophthalmology and Save Sight Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorMark Douglas, Mark Douglas orcid.org/0000-0003-4621-3485 Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, The University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorChong Wong, Chong Wong Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorPeter K. K. Wong, Corresponding Author Peter K. K. Wong [email protected] Department of Rheumatology, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Correspondence Peter K. K. Wong, Department of Rheumatology, Westmead Hospital, Cnr Hawkesbury and Darcy Roads, Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Michelle Lin, Michelle Lin orcid.org/0000-0003-0868-0541 Department of Rheumatology, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorMariya Hamid, Mariya Hamid Department of Rheumatology, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorWendy Lau, Wendy Lau Department of Rheumatology, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorChristopher Go, Christopher Go Discipline of Ophthalmology and Save Sight Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorElisa Cornish, Elisa Cornish Discipline of Ophthalmology and Save Sight Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorMark Douglas, Mark Douglas orcid.org/0000-0003-4621-3485 Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, The University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorChong Wong, Chong Wong Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorPeter K. K. Wong, Corresponding Author Peter K. K. Wong [email protected] Department of Rheumatology, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Correspondence Peter K. K. Wong, Department of Rheumatology, Westmead Hospital, Cnr Hawkesbury and Darcy Roads, Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 24 January 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.15985Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. References 1Ghanem KG. REVIEW: neurosyphilis: a historical perspective and review. CNS Neurosci Ther 2010; 16: e157– 68. 2 The Australian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine. Australian STI Management Guidelines for Use in Primary Care: Syphilis. Sydney, Australia: ASHM; 2021 [cited 25 Aug 2022]. 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