Syphilitic Aortitis with Concomitant Neurosyphilis in Asymptomatic Patient
We report a rare case of syphilitic aortitis with possible neurosyphilis in an asymptomatic 89-year-old man in Washington, DC, USA. This case highlights the need to consider emerging infectious causes of aortitis, even in patients without classic risk factors, by using multimodality imaging with co...
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| author | Evan Czulada Quinn Seau Tyler Geshay Danny Rayes Trevor Wyand Ethan Fraser Ronald Beaulieu Justin Beckett |
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We report a rare case of syphilitic aortitis with possible neurosyphilis in an asymptomatic 89-year-old man in Washington, DC, USA. This case highlights the need to consider emerging infectious causes of aortitis, even in patients without classic risk factors, by using multimodality imaging with confirmatory serologic and cerebrospinal fluid testing.
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| spelling | doaj-art-5d34be5ec0d44dad95fe813347657e1b2025-08-20T03:29:49ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592025-07-013171486148910.3201/eid3107.250646Syphilitic Aortitis with Concomitant Neurosyphilis in Asymptomatic PatientEvan CzuladaQuinn SeauTyler GeshayDanny RayesTrevor WyandEthan FraserRonald BeaulieuJustin Beckett We report a rare case of syphilitic aortitis with possible neurosyphilis in an asymptomatic 89-year-old man in Washington, DC, USA. This case highlights the need to consider emerging infectious causes of aortitis, even in patients without classic risk factors, by using multimodality imaging with confirmatory serologic and cerebrospinal fluid testing. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/7/25-0646_articlesyphilisaortitisneurosyphilisepidemiologyemerging diseasemultimodality imaging |
| spellingShingle | Evan Czulada Quinn Seau Tyler Geshay Danny Rayes Trevor Wyand Ethan Fraser Ronald Beaulieu Justin Beckett Syphilitic Aortitis with Concomitant Neurosyphilis in Asymptomatic Patient Emerging Infectious Diseases syphilis aortitis neurosyphilis epidemiology emerging disease multimodality imaging |
| title | Syphilitic Aortitis with Concomitant Neurosyphilis in Asymptomatic Patient |
| title_full | Syphilitic Aortitis with Concomitant Neurosyphilis in Asymptomatic Patient |
| title_fullStr | Syphilitic Aortitis with Concomitant Neurosyphilis in Asymptomatic Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Syphilitic Aortitis with Concomitant Neurosyphilis in Asymptomatic Patient |
| title_short | Syphilitic Aortitis with Concomitant Neurosyphilis in Asymptomatic Patient |
| title_sort | syphilitic aortitis with concomitant neurosyphilis in asymptomatic patient |
| topic | syphilis aortitis neurosyphilis epidemiology emerging disease multimodality imaging |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/7/25-0646_article |
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