A homeless man is brought to the ER after falling in the street and hitting his head. On assessment, the nurse documents lack of muscle coordination, poor vision, and moderate dementia. Based on these data, what disease would the nurse suspect?
A) Syphilis
B) Gonorrhea
C) Chlamydia
D) HSV
A
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Tertiary syphilis is the end stage of the disease, in which internal organs, including the brain, nerves, eyes, heart, blood vessels, liver, bones, and joints, begin to show the accumulated damage of the years without treatment. Lack of muscle coordination, paralysis, gradual blindness, dementia, and death occur.
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