Syphilitic Aortitis with Concomitant Neurosyphilis in Asymptomatic Patient
We report a rare case of syphilitic aortitis with possible neurosyphilis in an asymptomatic 89-year-old man in Washington, DC, USA. This case highlights the need to consider emerging infectious causes of aortitis, even in patients without classic risk factors, by using multimodality imaging with confirmatory serologic and cerebrospinal fluid testing.
Authors
- Evan Czulada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1502-2006)
- James H. Beckett
- Ronald Beaulieu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0276-0068)
- Ethan J. Fraser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9153-3176)
- Quinn Seau
- Trevor Wyand
- Tyler Geshay
- Danny Rayes
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3107.250646
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33