Preferred Label : Symptomatic early neurosyphilis;
ICD-11 definition : A rare manifestation of syphilis which usually occurs within the first twelve months
of infection. The clinical forms of the condition include acute or subacute meningitis,
cranial nerve dysfunction and inflammatory cerebral vasculitis presenting as stroke.
The risk is greatly increased by co-infection with HIV.;
ICD-11 synonym : Acute syphilitic meningitis;
Origin ID : 1451105236;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
A rare manifestation of syphilis which usually occurs within the first twelve months
of infection. The clinical forms of the condition include acute or subacute meningitis,
cranial nerve dysfunction and inflammatory cerebral vasculitis presenting as stroke.
The risk is greatly increased by co-infection with HIV.
