Syphilitic Aortic Regurgitation - An Unusual Case.
Tertiary syphilis with cardiovascular lesions are rarely seen nowadays. Here we report a case of a 43 year old patient diagnosed with aortic regurgitation due to syphilitic aortitis.
Professor.
P Soundara
PS
Rajan
Assistant Professor.
Tb
T
Umadevi
Postgraduate, Dept. of Medicine, Govt. Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
P
P
Thangaprajan
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001011:Aorta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography / Q000379:methods; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications*; D013589:Syphilis, Cardiovascular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins