Treponema Pallidum: A Forgotten Pathogen With Major Cardiovascular Consequence

Treponema Pallidum: A Forgotten Pathogen With Major Cardiovascular Consequence

The incidence of syphilis has increased in the last 2 decades. This case describes a 43-year-old with aortic aneurysm and symptomatic aortic regurgitation initially suspected to be congenital and later confirmed as syphilitic in etiology, illustrating a growing need to consider tertiary syphilis as...

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Veröffentlicht in:JACC. Case reports 2024-11, Vol.29 (21), p.102575
Hauptverfasser: Natour, Sami J, Rabadia, Soniya V, Stefanko, Daniel P, Fishbein, Gregory A, Parikh, Rushi V, Hsu, Jeffrey J
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Sprache:eng
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Vascular Medicine
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Zusammenfassung:The incidence of syphilis has increased in the last 2 decades. This case describes a 43-year-old with aortic aneurysm and symptomatic aortic regurgitation initially suspected to be congenital and later confirmed as syphilitic in etiology, illustrating a growing need to consider tertiary syphilis as a cause of aortopathy.
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102575