Syphilitic heart - a case report
Heart and its great vessels are involved in tertiary syphilis in the form of syphilitic aortitis often 20 years or more after primary infection is contracted. In a 60 year old male cadaver, we found an enlarged heart with aneurysm of ascending aorta and semilunar septa was found protruding in to the...
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| author | K C Jyothi Shailaja Shetty K C Mahadeva M Kapil Dev |
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| description | Heart and its great vessels are involved in tertiary syphilis in the form of syphilitic aortitis often 20 years or more after primary infection is contracted. In a 60 year old male cadaver, we found an enlarged heart with aneurysm of ascending aorta and semilunar septa was found protruding in to the lumen of arch of aorta distal to the origin of left subclavian artery. Right pulmonary vessels were dilated. Right and left atrial cavity were dilated, left ventricular hypertrophy with dilatation was noted. Hispathological findings of the specimens were suggestive of syphilitic aortitis. Cardiovascular syphilis though uncommon is still a significant cause of mortality and morbidity, which can be reduced by adequate screening, accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0edb4fd36c554736ac0539b4b68692f62022-12-21T23:15:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsNational Journal of Clinical Anatomy2277-40252321-27802013-01-0122899210.4103/2277-4025.297879Syphilitic heart - a case reportK C JyothiShailaja ShettyK C MahadevaM Kapil DevHeart and its great vessels are involved in tertiary syphilis in the form of syphilitic aortitis often 20 years or more after primary infection is contracted. In a 60 year old male cadaver, we found an enlarged heart with aneurysm of ascending aorta and semilunar septa was found protruding in to the lumen of arch of aorta distal to the origin of left subclavian artery. Right pulmonary vessels were dilated. Right and left atrial cavity were dilated, left ventricular hypertrophy with dilatation was noted. Hispathological findings of the specimens were suggestive of syphilitic aortitis. Cardiovascular syphilis though uncommon is still a significant cause of mortality and morbidity, which can be reduced by adequate screening, accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment.http://www.njca.info/article.asp?issn=2277-4025;year=2013;volume=2;issue=2;spage=89;epage=92;aulast=Jyothiaortitisascending aortaarch of aortaaneurysmperiarteritiscardiomegaly |
| spellingShingle | K C Jyothi Shailaja Shetty K C Mahadeva M Kapil Dev Syphilitic heart - a case report National Journal of Clinical Anatomy aortitis ascending aorta arch of aorta aneurysm periarteritis cardiomegaly |
| title | Syphilitic heart - a case report |
| title_full | Syphilitic heart - a case report |
| title_fullStr | Syphilitic heart - a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Syphilitic heart - a case report |
| title_short | Syphilitic heart - a case report |
| title_sort | syphilitic heart a case report |
| topic | aortitis ascending aorta arch of aorta aneurysm periarteritis cardiomegaly |
| url | http://www.njca.info/article.asp?issn=2277-4025;year=2013;volume=2;issue=2;spage=89;epage=92;aulast=Jyothi |
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