The syphilis disease is the sole cause of tabes<unk> . Treponema pallidum is usually transmitted via direct contact with the infected lesion (sexual contact) or blood transfusion (rare). It is understood that tabes<unk>  is caused by tertiary syphilis from treponema pallidum infection. Tabes<unk>  is a manifestation of invasion of treponema pallidum spirochete to the dorsal column of spinal cord in tertiary syphilis. In tabes<unk> , the preganglionic portion of the dorsal roots of spinal nerves is infiltrated with lymphocytes and plasma cells, and invasion of treponema pallidum spirochetes to posterior columns of the spinal cord makes it atrophic. The demyelination of the axones of the neurons is the main cause of symptoms and it affects the neurons in the dorsal root ganglia and posterior columns of the spinal cord.
Tabes Dorsalis pathophysiology
Tabes Dorsalis risk factors
Paraesthesia causes
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Complex regional pain syndrome causes
Complex regional pain syndrome differential diagnosis
Tabes Dorsalis diagnostic study of choice
Tabes Dorsalis epidemiology and demographics