Open AccessGastrointestinal bleeding caused by syphilis: A case report
Author(s) -
Sun Dong-jie,
Haitao Li,
Ye Zhou,
Binbin Xu,
Dazhou Li,
Weiping Wen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i26.7909
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , gastrointestinal bleeding , general surgery , surgery , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology
Syphilis is a chronic, classic sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum , which can invade almost all organs of the body and produce various symptoms and signs. Although there are some cases of colorectal bleeding caused by syphilis, small intestinal bleeding caused by syphilis is still rare.