Syphilis can also cause psychiatric symptoms

　　Syphilis can also cause psychiatric symptoms

　　Half a month ago, A Nian suddenly developed symptoms such as fever, excitement, and agitation. He even no longer recognized his family members and was completely unable to communicate. He was transferred to a hospital by his family members. Hospital Emergency Department. At that time, A Nian also suffered from twitching of limbs, foaming at the mouth, and incontinence of urine and feces. After relevant examinations, the patient was admitted to the comprehensive internal medicine ward of Xianlin District of the hospital.

　　When A Nian was hospitalized, he was extremely uncooperative with examination and treatment. clinical The experienced Director Fu Haibin on the one hand ordered the medical staff to ensure the safety of patients and staff and provide protective restraint. On the other hand, he asked family members in detail about the patient's onset and whether he had any symptoms. mental illness Family history, etc., and conduct laboratory tests.

　　The test results came out the next day, indicating positive Treponema pallidum. Fu Haibin said that everything can be explained and the diagnosis is clear. nerve Syphilis combined with pneumonia, somatic disease causing mental disorders, epilepsy . Two days after being given a sufficient dose of penicillin, the patient became conscious, his body temperature dropped, and he was able to talk to his sister on the phone normally.

　　Syphilis is caused by Treponema pallidum. The course of the disease is long and it invades the genitals and skin , in the late stage, it invades various organs of the body, and a variety of symptoms and signs appear. The lesions can affect almost every organ of the body. Syphilis can be spread among people through sexual intercourse and can be passed from mother to mother fetus , endangering the body of the next generation healthy。

　　Syphilis is an infectious disease in humans. Treponema pallidum does not exist in animals, so patients with syphilis are the only source of infection. During the transmission of syphilis, about 95% of people are infected through sexual intercourse, and a very small number of patients are infected through kissing, breastfeeding, and contact with patients' daily necessities. The secretions of patients with early syphilis contain a large number of Treponema pallidum, so they are the most contagious. Through sexual intercourse, the pathogens in these secretions can be directly transmitted to each other. Since the human body has no innate immunity to syphilis, a very small amount of Treponema pallidum can infect someone and make them sick.

　　Neurosyphilis is a chronic central nervous system infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum invading the meninges or brain parenchyma. Due to the complex and diverse clinical manifestations of neurosyphilis, often atypical or asymptomatic symptoms, and there is currently no gold standard for diagnosis. In addition, the onset is relatively insidious, so it is easily missed or misdiagnosed.