RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Secondary syphilis presenting with aortitis and coronary ostial occlusion
JF Sexually Transmitted Infections
JO Sex Transm Infect
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 108
OP 109
DO 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052247
VO 92
IS 2
A1 John A Chadwick
A1 Anita MacNab
A1 Jaydeep Sarma
A1 Simon Ray
A1 Isaac Kadir
A1 Eavan G Muldoon
YR 2016
UL http://sti.bmj.com/content/92/2/108.abstract
AB Aortitis is an established manifestation of tertiary syphilis. We report a rare case of aortitis with ostial occlusion and left ventricular failure in secondary syphilis. Her management required a true multidisciplinary approach from multiple specialities due to complications of concomitant psychosis and a history of anaphylaxis to penicillin. This case illustrates the complexities of diagnosing and managing a rare presentation of this increasingly prevalent infection.