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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Main Authors: Evan Czulada, Quinn Seau, Tyler Geshay, Danny Rayes, Trevor Wyand, Ethan Fraser, Ronald Beaulieu, Justin Beckett
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Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/7/25-0646_article
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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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description 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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