Open AccessLate Cardiovascular Syphilis
Author(s) -
Т. V. Krasnoselskikh,
Е В Соколовский,
А. Ю. Лоншакова-Медведева,
Д. И. Петухова
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
vestnik dermatologii i venerologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-6294
pISSN - 0042-4609
DOI - 10.25208/0042-4609-2017-93-6-67-78
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , regurgitation (circulation) , ascending aorta , cardiology , aortic arch , aorta , surgery , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
A case of belatedly diagnosed late cardiovascular syphilis that had continued progressing despite two courses of ceftriaxone therapy is described. The patient had a combination of all possible complications of syphilitic mesaortitis including aortic regurgitation, coronary insufficiency, as well as fusiform aneurysm of the ascending aorta and the proximal aortic arch. Current issues of diagnosis and therapy of late cardiovascular syphilis are discussed.