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The Charcot knee is a progressive, degenerative disease of the joint that may represent a diagnostic challenge; at the moment, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus is the main cause of this condition. We describe here a case of a man presenting with an end stage joint arthropathy who was diagnosed with neurosyphilis. Tabetic arthropathy is currently a very rare disease, but in the past represented the main cause of joint arthropathy.
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July 2021
Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National Healthcare Group, Singapore.
Pan Afr Med J
February 2017
Department of Orthopaedics, Sahloul Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Pan Afr Med J
January 2017
Service d'Orthopédie, Hôpital Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisie.
Int J STD AIDS
June 2017
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Inje University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Although the prevalence of syphilis has decreased significantly, syphilis is still a common cause of neuropathic arthropathy. Tabetic arthropathy means progressive painless joint destruction that is related to neurosensory deficits caused by syphilis. In general, lower limb joints are involved and gradual swelling and instability of the involved joints are observed.
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