Treponema Pallidum
The incidence of syphilis has increased in the last 2 decades. This case describes a 43-year-old with aortic aneurysm and symptomatic aortic regurgitation initially suspected to be congenital and later confirmed as syphilitic in etiology, illustrating a growing need to consider tertiary syphilis as a cause of aortopathy.
Authors
- Sami J. Natour
- Rushi V. Parikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3130-9559)
- Gregory A. Fishbein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3632-5654)
- Daniel P. Stefanko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5009-0900)
- Jeffrey J. Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9971-5916)
- Soniya V. Rabadia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8191-5565)
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102575
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00