Use of cerebrospinal fluid CXCL13 concentration for diagnosis and monitoring of neurosyphilis: a three-case report
DST j. bras. doenças sex. transm
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Previous retrospective studies have demonstrated that the concentration of chemokine ligand CXCL13 in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF-CXCL13) is a promising biomarker in the diagnosis of neurosyphilis and, additionally, in the monitoring of therapeutic efficacy.Objective:
To describe three cases of patients with neurosyphilis (NS) treated at Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with suspected active syphilis with neurological symptoms. Case report Three patients from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were investigated for symptomatic NS. The concentration of CSF-CXCL13 was prospectively performed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in all participants at baseline and in follow-up visits at 3 months after therapy. CSF-CXCL13 concentrations were significantly higher in all three patients with established NS. The CSF-CXCL13 concentrations decreased after 3 months of therapy compared to baseline in all cases reported. The added high concentration of CSF-CXCL13 plus CSF-TPHA reactivity above 140 titer agreed with the diagnosis of NS in 100% of the cases.Conclusion:
In this case series, we present three cases of NS diagnosed using CXCL13 in CSF as a complementary test. These case series suggest that the clinical use of CSF-CXCL13 is useful as a supplementary biomarker for NS and for monitoring the effectiveness of NS therapy, especially in patients with nonreactive CSF-VDRL, excluding other neurologic diseasesAsunto(s)
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Asunto principal:
Líquido Cefalorraquídeo
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Quimiocina CXCL13
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Neurosífilis
Límite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
DST j. bras. doenças sex. transm
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS SEXUALMENTE TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil