SYPHILIS: Tabes dorsalis
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Overview
From WUSTL NeuromuscularJoseph Grünpeck, Tractatus de pestilentiali scorra, 1496 from CDC Treponemapallidum From Bramwell: Diseases of the Spinal Cord Tabes dorsalis: Pallor of posterior columns Organism: Treponema pallidum Clinical features Onset 10 to 30 years after initial, often untreated, infection May occur in adults or children (Congenital infection) Sensory Joint position & Vibration sense: Reduced Hitzig zones Regions of reduced sensation Locations: Central face; Nipples; Ulnar forearms; Peroneal legs Lightning pains: Especially lower extremity & abdomen Analgesia: Leads to painless ulcers & Joint damage (Ch
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