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Syphilitic Aortitis in Secondary Syphilis

Author(s) -

A. Dietrich,

Gerd G. Gauglitz,

Thomas Pfluger,

Thomas Herzinger,

Markus BraunFalco

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

jama dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128

H-Index - 166

eISSN - 2168-6084

pISSN - 2168-6068

DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.9537

Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , aortitis , secondary syphilis , syphilis serodiagnosis , dermatology , primary syphilis , sexually transmitted disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , surgery , aorta , immunology

Syphilitic Aortitis in Secondary Syphilis Syphilis is a mainly sexually transmitted infection that may show a variety of symptoms at various stages. Syphilitic aortitis is a knowncomplicationof tertiary syphilis and can cause aneurysmof the aorta.1 In the era of antibiotics, cardiovascular syphilis has become very rare.2 Nevertheless it can cause life-threatening or even fatal symptoms and should therefore be diagnosed at an early stage.3

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