| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:10027 |
| Name | tabes dorsalis |
| Definition | A tertiary neurosyphilis that results in slow degeneration of the nerve cells and nerve fibers that carry sensory information to the brain. The infection has symptom intense, stabbing pain in the back and legs that recurs irregularly, has symptom gait ataxia, has symptom hyperesthesia, has symptom paresthesia, has symptom loss of bladder sensation leading to urine retention, has symptom erectile dysfunction. http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/sec14/ch194/ch194i.html?qt=latent%20syphylis&alt=sh, http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tabes_dorsalis/tabes_dorsalis.htm |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:266134000 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim gram-negative_bacterial_infectious_disease NCIthesaurus sexually_transmitted_infectious_disease |
| Synonyms |
Posterior spinal sclerosis [EXACT] Tabes dorsalis - neurosyphilis [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships | |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has symptom some ataxia has symptom some paresthesia has symptom some hyperesthesia |