title: Syphilitic aneurysm.
abstract: Syphilis was once the most common cause of aortic aneurysm. For the last 60 years syphilis has been well controlled in the UK population. However, we present the recent case of a 52-year-old female black South African immigrant who was found to have a syphilitic aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Heart Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester M139WL, UK. pennygowland@btinternet.com
authors.forename: P-A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gowland
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Musleh
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koukis
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000382:microbiology*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008875:Middle Aged; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013589:Syphilis, Cardiovascular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine