A 35-year-old man presents with impaired proprioception and locomotor ataxia. He has a history of unprotected intercourse with multiple partners. His symptoms are most likely caused by an untreated infection by what organism?

A 35-year-old man presents with impaired proprioception and locomotor ataxia. He has a history of unprotected intercourse with multiple partners. His symptoms are most likely caused by an untreated infection by what organism?



Answer: The patient has tertiary syphilis with injury to the dorsal columns of the spinal cord caused by T. pallidum.



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