title: Secondary syphilitic hepatitis in a fourteen-year-old male youth.
abstract: An unusual case of a secondary syphilitic hepatitis in a 14-year-old male youth is presented. Although he had extremely high aspartate and alanine aminotransferase values, improvement was rapid after antibiotic therapy. Histologic examination of the liver performed during convalescence revealed patchy necrosis and inflammatory cell infiltration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Showa Hospital, Kohnan, Aichi, Japan. sh-t-oz@showa.jaaikosei.or.jp
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takemoto
authors.forename: Haruki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hosono
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyagawa
authors.forename: Siho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akimoto
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishimura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000032:analysis; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000032:analysis; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase