Syphilitic aneurysm: case report.
Tertiary syphilis is a rare, slowly progressive inflammatory disease that becomes clinically visible years after initial infection. Although it can affect any organ in the body, it shows a predilection for the cardiovascular and nervous systems. Today, however, cardiovascular syphilis is a medical curiosity because the disease can successfully be treated with antibiotics in its early phase. We present a case of a 43-year-old male patient with a syphilitic aneurysm of the descendent aorta and our choice of treatment.
Marasović
Dujomir
D
Department of Dermatovenerology, Split University Hospital, Split, Croatia. dumaraso@inet.hr
Carija
Antoanela
A
Puizina-Ivić
Neira
N
Titlić
Marina
M
Barisić-Drusko
Vladimira
V
D000328:Adult; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013589:Syphilis, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis*