Secondary syphilitic hepatitis in a fourteen-year-old male youth.
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.
Ozaki
Takao
T
Department of Pediatrics, Showa Hospital, Kohnan, Aichi, Japan. sh-t-oz@showa.jaaikosei.or.jp
Takemoto
Koji
K
Hosono
Haruki
H
Miyagawa
Keiko
K
Akimoto
Siho
S
Nishimura
Naoko
N
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase