THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF SYPHILITIC AORTITIS

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Case Reports1 November 1947THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF SYPHILITIC AORTITISFRANK S. HOUSER, M.D., EDWARD M. KLINE, M.D., F.A.C.P.FRANK S. HOUSER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDWARD M. KLINE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-27-5-827 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe clinical diagnosis of aortitis is usually made late in the course of syphilitic infection. Although the literature contains references to its early development, it is not generally appreciated that the condition may sometimes be found within a short time after the primary infection. In the case to be reported symptoms appeared 10 months after infection and death from heart failure occurred 22 months later.CASE REPORTA colored male, aged 41 years, was seen in the Out-Patient Department October 25, 1944, complaining of dyspnea and orthopnea since August, 1943.The past history is irrelevant except for the following important...Bibliography1. BROOKS H: The heart in syphilis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1913, cxlvi, 513. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. BLACKFORDSMITH LMC: Syphilitic aortic insufficiency in negroes, Am. Jr. Syph., Gonor. and Ven. Dis., 1938, xxii, 146. Google Scholar3. REID W: Specific aortitis, Boston Med. and Surg. Jr., 1920, clxxxiii, 67 and 105. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. SANFORD SP: An unusual case of aortic aneurysm, Ann. Int. Med., 1945, xxii, 599. Google Scholar5. COLEUSILTON HNLJ: Coöperative clinical studies in the treatment of syphilis: cardiovascular syphilis, Arch. Int. Med., 1936, lvii, 910. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. STOKESBEERMANINGRAHAM JHHNR: Modern clinical syphilology, 1945, 3rd ed., W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, p. 897. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cleveland, Ohio*Received for publication January 25, 1946.From the Medical Service, St. Luke's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySecondary syphilis presenting with aortitis and coronary ostial occlusionErkrankungen der thorakalen Aorta (außer Fehlbildungen) 1 November 1947Volume 27, Issue 5Page: 827-829KeywordsDyspneaHeart failureMedical servicesOutpatients Issue Published: 1 November 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...