Syphilitic aneurysm of the ascending aorta.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
; 14(2): 223-5, 2012 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-22159251
ABSTRACT
Syphilitic aortic aneurysm is a rare occurrence in the antibiotic era, making the diagnose assumption even more infrequent. Nonetheless, this pathology can appear and should be suspected in patients with aortic aneurysm. We report a case of a 57-year old patient who presents with neurosyphilis and, in the following study, a large ascending aorta aneurysm is identified. The authors discuss the diagnostic challenge, the epidemiologic concerns, surgical indication and treatment and subsequent follow-up.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aneurisma Aórtico
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Sífilis Cardiovascular
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Treponema pallidum
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Aneurisma Infectado
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Neurossífilis
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Portugal