Late Cardiovascular Syphilis

A case of belatedly diagnosed late cardiovascular syphilis that had continued progressing despite two courses of ceftriaxone therapy is described. The patient had a combination of all possible complications of syphilitic mesaortitis including aortic regurgitation, coronary insufficiency, as well as...

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Main Authors: T. V. Krasnosel’skikh, E. V. Sokolovskii, A. Yu. Lonshakova-Medvedeva, D. I. Petuhova
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Language:English
Published: State Scientific Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology 2018-02-01
Series:Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii
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Online Access:https://www.vestnikdv.ru/jour/article/view/355
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author T. V. Krasnosel’skikh
E. V. Sokolovskii
A. Yu. Lonshakova-Medvedeva
D. I. Petuhova
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E. V. Sokolovskii
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D. I. Petuhova
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description A case of belatedly diagnosed late cardiovascular syphilis that had continued progressing despite two courses of ceftriaxone therapy is described. The patient had a combination of all possible complications of syphilitic mesaortitis including aortic regurgitation, coronary insufficiency, as well as fusiform aneurysm of the ascending aorta and the proximal aortic arch. Current issues of diagnosis and therapy of late cardiovascular syphilis are discussed.
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spelling doaj.art-a18f63a4c33d4747811e85a8daca416a2023-09-02T13:46:02ZengState Scientific Center of Dermatovenereology and CosmetologyVestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii0042-46092313-62942018-02-0106677810.25208/0042-4609-2017-93-6-67-78349Late Cardiovascular SyphilisT. V. Krasnosel’skikh0E. V. Sokolovskii1A. Yu. Lonshakova-Medvedeva2D. I. Petuhova3Acad. I. P. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationAcad. I. P. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationAcad. I. P. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationAcad. I. P. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationA case of belatedly diagnosed late cardiovascular syphilis that had continued progressing despite two courses of ceftriaxone therapy is described. The patient had a combination of all possible complications of syphilitic mesaortitis including aortic regurgitation, coronary insufficiency, as well as fusiform aneurysm of the ascending aorta and the proximal aortic arch. Current issues of diagnosis and therapy of late cardiovascular syphilis are discussed.https://www.vestnikdv.ru/jour/article/view/355late cardiovascular syphilissyphilitic mesaortitisaortic regurgitationaortic aneurysmsyphilitic coronary ostial stenosiscombination of cardiovascular syphilis and neurosyphilisechocardiographytreatment with ceftriaxoneclinical and serological monitoring
spellingShingle T. V. Krasnosel’skikh
E. V. Sokolovskii
A. Yu. Lonshakova-Medvedeva
D. I. Petuhova
Late Cardiovascular Syphilis
Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii
late cardiovascular syphilis
syphilitic mesaortitis
aortic regurgitation
aortic aneurysm
syphilitic coronary ostial stenosis
combination of cardiovascular syphilis and neurosyphilis
echocardiography
treatment with ceftriaxone
clinical and serological monitoring
title Late Cardiovascular Syphilis
title_full Late Cardiovascular Syphilis
title_fullStr Late Cardiovascular Syphilis
title_full_unstemmed Late Cardiovascular Syphilis
title_short Late Cardiovascular Syphilis
title_sort late cardiovascular syphilis
topic late cardiovascular syphilis
syphilitic mesaortitis
aortic regurgitation
aortic aneurysm
syphilitic coronary ostial stenosis
combination of cardiovascular syphilis and neurosyphilis
echocardiography
treatment with ceftriaxone
clinical and serological monitoring
url https://www.vestnikdv.ru/jour/article/view/355
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