title: Syphilitic hepatitis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Although recognized for more than 400 yr hepatic complications of syphilis are uncommon and frequently overlooked as explanations for acute liver dysfunction. We describe a case of acute hepatitis during the course of relapsing secondary syphilis, with additional confirmation of the diagnosis by lymph node biopsy demonstrating Treponema pallidum.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis