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Meningovascular Syphilis Presenting as Acute Ischemic Stroke in an HIV + Young Adult: A Case Report and a Brief Literature Review

Abera Kuma1 Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sinetibeb Amsalu Tadesse1 Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6439-4585View further author information
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Abdulkerim Girma2 Department of Radiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3713-8834View further author information
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Pages 581-586 | Received 01 Jan 2024, Accepted 28 May 2024, Published online: 01 Jul 2024

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