title: A giant syphilitic aneurysm in a young human immunodeficiency virus sero-positive individual.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: N Usha
authors.initials: NU
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.forename: G Ravindra
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vijay
authors.forename: T Bala
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: D Saheeb
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Peer
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015488:HIV Antigens