A giant syphilitic aneurysm in a young human immunodeficiency virus sero-positive individual.
A 35-year-old, human immunodeficiency virus sero-positive male presented with huge mediastinal mass for evaluation. After contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) angiogram, aneurysm of arch of aorta was diagnosed. The patient also proved to be co-infected with syphilis, which is the aetiological cause of aneurysm in this case. The present report highlights the need to suspect, diagnose and treat dual infections in individuals with high risk behaviour.
Rani
N Usha
NU
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Babu
G Ravindra
GR
Raju
V N
VN
Vijay
C
C
Raju
T Bala
TB
Peer
D Saheeb
DS
D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013589:Syphilis, Cardiovascular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015488:HIV Antigens