Tabes dorsalis - Tabes dorsalis

Japanese: 脊髄癆 - せきずいろう
Tabes dorsalis - Tabes dorsalis
A disease that affects the posterior columns, dorsal roots, and optic nerves of the spinal cord 5 to 15 years after infection with syphilis. The disease progresses through a neuralgic stage (hypersensitivity, loss of pupillary and tendon reflexes), an ataxic stage (ataxia, decreased muscle tone, nutritional disorders), and a paralytic stage (sensory disturbances, motor paralysis), leading to exhaustion and death. The entire course can last for over ten years. Treatment includes the administration of penicillin and cephalosporin antibiotics. →Neurosyphilis→Related topics Pernicious anemia | Patellar tendon reflex | Charcot

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Japanese:
梅毒に感染後5〜15年で,脊髄の後索,後根,および視神経の冒される病気。神経痛期(感覚過敏,瞳孔(どうこう)反射・腱(けん)反射の消失),運動失調期(運動失調,筋肉の緊張減退,栄養障害),麻痺(まひ)期(知覚障害,運動麻痺)の経過をとり,衰弱して死亡する。全経過は十数年に及ぶ。治療にはペニシリン系およびセフェム系抗生物質の投与など。→神経梅毒
→関連項目悪性貧血|膝蓋腱反射|シャルコー

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