2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2019.06.001
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Neurosyphilis Presenting as Mania and Psychosis After Incidental Treatment With Cephalexin: A Case Report and Literature Review of Jarisch-Herxheimer Reactions

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“…Thus, it is essential to ask for consultation from psychiatrists. Additionally, herpesviral encephalitis, polyradiculoneuropathy, mania, extrapyramidal syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and cauda equina syndrome were also reported in recent cases ( 28 ). For patients without other common risk factors but with neuropsychiatric symptoms, screening for syphilis should be recommended.…”
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“…Thus, it is essential to ask for consultation from psychiatrists. Additionally, herpesviral encephalitis, polyradiculoneuropathy, mania, extrapyramidal syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and cauda equina syndrome were also reported in recent cases ( 28 ). For patients without other common risk factors but with neuropsychiatric symptoms, screening for syphilis should be recommended.…”
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“…The symptoms of early neurosyphilis can mimic most neuro-ophthalmic diseases, while the neurological involvement in the late stage can mimic psychiatric or autoimmune disorders. Rapidly progressive psychosis, such as dementia ( 27 ), cognitive impairment ( 28 ), and subacute confusion ( 29 ), was reported in some cases of late neurosyphilis, some of which were initial clinical presentations. Thus, it is essential to ask for consultation from psychiatrists.…”
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“…A sífilis é uma infecção sexualmente transmissível (IST) causada pela bactéria espiroqueta Treponema pallidum, que sofreu um aumento de cerca de 90% no número de casos notificados no Brasil, entre os anos de 2010 e 2021, segundo os dados do Departamento de Doenças de Condições Crônicas e Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis (DCCI). O incremento na taxa de detecção da doença é especialmente notável entre indivíduos com história de múltiplos parceiros, acesso deficitário ao serviço de saúde e baixo nível sócio-econômico 1 .…”
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“…JHR may produce more than a cutaneous rash exacerbation, fever, chills, headache, and myalgias in the initial 24 h after antibiotic therapy. 8 JHR can be classified in a variety of ways (Tables 1 and 2). There may be hallucinations, seizures, hemiparesis, altered conscientious, mania, and psychosis, and rarely death.…”
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“…With the resurgence of syphilis and specifically with HIV infection, recognition of both neurosyphilis and JHR should be emphasized. JHR may produce more than a cutaneous rash exacerbation, fever, chills, headache, and myalgias in the initial 24 h after antibiotic therapy 8 . JHR can be classified in a variety of ways (Tables 1 and 2).…”
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