| chronic progressive syphilitic meningoencephalitis | Syphilitic infection manifested as dementia (often with delusional features), dysarthria, seizures, myoclonic jerks, action tremor, impaired walking and standing, pupillary abnormalities, and abnormal CSF findings. Synonym: chronic progressive syphilitic meningoencephalitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| syphilitic | <medicine> Of or pertaining to syphilis; of the nature of syphilis; affected with syphilis. A syphilitic patient. Origin: Cf. F. Syphilitique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| syphilitic abscess | An abscess due to the softening and breaking down of a gumma, especially in bone. Synonym: syphilitic abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| syphilitic aneurysm | An aneurysm, usually involving the thoracic aorta, resulting from tertiary syphilitic aortitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| syphilitic aortitis | A common manifestation of tertiary syphilis, involving the thoracic aorta, where destruction of elastic tissue in the media results in dilation and aneurysm formation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| syphilitic cirrhosis | Cirrhosis of the liver occurring as a result of tertiary or congenital syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| syphilitic fever | The elevation of temperature often present in the early roseolous stage of secondary syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| syphilitic leukoderma | A fading of the roseola of secondary syphilis, leaving reticulated depigmented and hyperpigmented areas located chiefly on the sides of the neck. Synonym: leukoderma colli, melanoleukoderma colli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| syphilitic meningoencephalitis | A secondary or tertiary stage manifestation of syphilis; rarely fatal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| syphilitic nephritis | A rare complication of congenital and secondary syphilis, with the nephrotic syndrome, resulting from glomerular immune-complex deposits. (05 Mar 2000) |
| syphilitic roseola | Usually the first eruption of syphilis, occurring 6 to 12 weeks after the initial lesion. Synonym: erythematous syphilid, macular syphilid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| syphilitic stroke | <pathology> A stroke that occurs as a complication of a tertiary syphilis infection. The underlying cause is destruction of the carotid arteries which supply the brain. (27 Sep 1997) |
| syphilitic teeth | The teeth of congenital syphilis in which the incisal edge is notched and narrower than the cervical area. See: Hutchinson's crescentic notch. Synonym: notched teeth, screwdriver teeth, syphilitic teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| syphilitic ulcer | <dermatology> The primary skin lesion of syphilis which begins at the site of infection after an interval of 10-30 days as a papule or red ulcerated skin lesion. (27 Sep 1997) |
| angiofollicular mediastinal lymph node hyperplasia | Solitary masses of lymphoid tissue containing concentric perivascular aggregates of lymphocytes, occurring usually in the mediastinum or hilar region of young adults; similar changes have been reported outside the mediastinum and, if associated with interfollicular sheets of plasma cells, may progress to lymphoma or plasmacytoma. Synonym: angiofollicular mediastinal lymph node hyperplasia, Castleman's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |