Surgical Repair of a Syphilitic Aneurysm of the Distal Arch and Descending Aorta

Cardiovascular syphilis, which used to be a well-recognized manifestation of tertiary syphilis, has become a rarity. In this report we describe a 47-year-old man presenting with an aneurysm of the distal arch and proximal descending aorta, a somewhat unusual presentation for a syphilitic aneurysm, a...

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Published in:Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2006-04, Vol.14 (2), p.150-152
Main Authors: Umesue, Masayoshi, Durairaj, Manoj, Matalanis, George, Parsons, Sarah
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aneurysm, Infected - diagnosis
Aneurysm, Infected - surgery
Aorta, Thoracic
Aortic Aneurysm - diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm - surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Syphilis, Cardiovascular - diagnosis
Syphilis, Cardiovascular - surgery
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Summary:Cardiovascular syphilis, which used to be a well-recognized manifestation of tertiary syphilis, has become a rarity. In this report we describe a 47-year-old man presenting with an aneurysm of the distal arch and proximal descending aorta, a somewhat unusual presentation for a syphilitic aneurysm, and discuss the clinical features of cardiovascular syphilis.
ISSN:0218-4923
1816-5370
DOI:10.1177/021849230601400214