Treponema Pallidum: A Forgotten Pathogen With Major Cardiovascular Consequence.

Autor: Natour SJ; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA., Rabadia SV; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA., Stefanko DP; Department of Pathology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA., Fishbein GA; Department of Pathology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA., Parikh RV; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA., Hsu JJ; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: JACC. Case reports [JACC Case Rep] 2024 Nov 06; Vol. 29 (21), pp. 102575. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 06 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102575
Abstrakt: 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.
Competing Interests: The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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Databáze: MEDLINE