Kamalika Roy, MD fellow in psychosomatic medicine University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
Richard Balon, MD Professor Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Wayne State University Detroit Medical Center Detroit, Michigan Member of the Current Psychiatry Editorial Board
Varma Penumetcha, MD fellow in forensic psychiatry Yale University New Haven, Connecticut
Mr. C, age 61, has a history of auditory and visual hallucinations and depression. Syphilis was diagnosed 13 years ago and treated with IV penicillin for 2 weeks. How would you approach his care?
Related Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Syphilis—STD fact sheet. https://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm.
Drago F, Merlo G, Ciccarese G, et al. Changes in neurosyphilis presentation: a survey on 286 patients [published online June 15, 2016]. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. doi: 10.1111/jdv.13753.
Drug Brand Names Chlorpromazine • Thorazine Haloperidol • Haldol Penicillin G benzathine • Bicillin
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