Aneurysm and dissection in a patient with syphilitic aortitis
Braz. j. infect. dis
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21(3): 349-352, May-June 2017. graf
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT In the antibiotic era, aortic aneurysm is a rare complication of syphilis, what makes the diagnostic assumption even more difficult. Nonetheless, this condition should be suspected in patients with aortic aneurysm. Reports of aortic dissection complicating syphilitic aortitis have been distinctly rare in the literature, and their cause-effect relationship has not been definitely established. In this case report, we present a 62-year-old woman with aortic aneurysm and dissection associated with an unexpected diagnosis of syphilitic aortitis.
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Aneurisma Aórtico
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Sífilis Cardiovascular
Limite:
Feminino
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
Doenças Transmissíveis
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre/BR
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