Cardiovascular syphilis: a rare medical diagnosis?

Authors
Lemke, P Schwab, M Urbanyi, B Hellberg, K
Citation
P. Lemke et al., Cardiovascular syphilis: a rare medical diagnosis?, EUR J CAR-T, 14(5), 1998, pp. 541-542
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
10107940 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
541 - 542
Database
ISI
SICI code
1010-7940(199811)14:5<541:CSARMD>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Aortic syphilitic aneurysm has become a rare disease and is scarcely consid ered by today's clinicians in their differential diagnosis (Hofmann-Wellenh of R, Domej W, Schmid C, Rossmann-Moore D, Kullnig P, Annelli-Monti M. Medi astinal mass caused by syphilitic aortitis. Thorax 1993;48:568-569), Syphil itic aortitis, the principal cardiovascular manifestation of syphilis, has been well documented as causing aneurysms of the aorta. (C) 1998 Elsevier S cience B.V. All rights reserved.