Tabetic Arthropathy: A Forgotten Disease (Two Case Reports)

Authors

MOUDOUD Youness, BERRAJ Issam, BAIDRISS YAHYA, AGUENAOU Omar, Fekhaoui Mohammed Reda, Rida-Allah Bassir, Monsef Boufettal, Jalal Mekkaoui, Mohamed Kharmaz, Moulay Omar Lamrani

Journal Information

Journal: Medpeer Publisher

ISSN: 3066-2737

Volume: 2

Issue: 6

Date of Publication: 2025/06/27

DOI: 10.70780/medpeer.000QGNW

Abstract

Background: Tabetic arthropathy is characterized by neurogenic joint destruction, which occurs in 10% of tertiary syphilis cases. Although they have become rare thanks to early and appropriate treatment of syphilis, it still persists in developing countries, raising concerns about its management.
Case presentation: we describe two cases of two males with knees deformation with no pain evolving for years.
Conclusion: Keep in mind tabetic arthropathy whenever it’s a patient presenting a neurogenic arthropathy.

Keywords

arthritis, syphilis, tabetic arthropathy, neurogenic arthropathy