Molecular Biomarkers & Diagnosis

Youming Long

Publications

• Research Article
  Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Neurosyphilis Coexist in A Chinese Woman
  Author(s): Fulan Shan, Youming Long, Yongxiang Fan, Mengyu Chen, Yangbo Zheng and Cong GaoFulan Shan, Youming Long, Yongxiang Fan, Mengyu Chen, Yangbo Zheng and Cong Gao
  
  Background: Neuromyelitisoptica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a series of central nervous system diseases with positive aquaporin-4 antibody. And neurosyphilis is a manifestation of the late syphilis. Although Neuromyelitisoptica (NMO) following syphilis has been previously reported, transverse myelitis and neurosyphilis in the same patient with positive aquaporin-4 antibody has never been mentioned. Method: We presented the coexistence of NMOSD and syphilis in a 72-year-oldChinese woman and analyzed the relationship of these two diseases. The pertinent literatures were also reviewed. Result: Previous studies showed that syphilitic myelitis might be more frequent in male than in female and it tended to be asymptomatic. However our case was a woman who experienced acute attack, with positive AQP4 antibody. Therefore,.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9929.1000198

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