Syphilis with Charcot arthropathy: a case report

Abstract

Syphilis is a chronic systemic infectious disease involving multiple organs. Involvement of skeletal system by syphilis including osteochondritis, osteoarthritis, periostitis and osteitis. Charcot arthropathy is an unusual concomitant disease of syphilis, and the incidence had decreased significantly these decades. We report a case of syphilis presenting with Charcot arthropathy of bilateral ankle joints.

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