A52.2: Asymptomatic neurosyphilis

You have syphilis.

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease. There are diseases that are particularly transmitted during sex. These diseases are also called sexually transmitted diseases. They are usually caused by specific pathogens. The pathogens can for instance be transmitted via vaginal fluid or semen. The pathogens may also be transmitted from a sick mother to her new-born child when she gives birth. Syphilis is caused by specific bacteria.

You have been infected some time ago with syphilis. With this condition, early on, such things as changes to the skin and inflammations can occur. After that, you may not have any symptoms for a while. If you have syphilis over a longer period of time however, the disease can damage various areas of the body.

Syphilis has spread in your nervous system. The nervous system includes all the nerves in the body, as well as the brain and the spinal cord. The nerves run from the brain and spinal cord into the body. They convey information in the body. You do not have any symptoms as a result of the syphilis. Sometimes the syphilis pathogens can be detected in cerebrospinal fluid, for example. There are cavities with cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, around the brain and around the spinal cord. Among other things, the cerebrospinal fluid cushions the brain and spinal cord during knocks and also nourishes the brain cells.