[Syphilitic aortic insufficiency. Apropos of a case].
The authors report a case of aortic insufficiency with aneurysm of the ascending aorta of syphilitic origin. The diagnosis was made only histologically in the presence of a syphilitic granuloma. This opportunity is taken to review the various aspects of cardiovascular syphilis.
Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Habid Thameur, Montfleury, Tunis.
M R
MR
Boujnah
M L
ML
Slimane
N
N
Kamoun
K
K
Ben Hamda
Y
Y
Ben Ameur
Z
Z
Smiri
D000328:Adult; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000209:etiology; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013589:Syphilis, Cardiovascular / Q000150:complications*
Insuffisance aortique syphilitique. A propos d'un cas.