Barking up the wrong tree? Use of polymerase chain reaction to diagnose syphilitic aortitis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The presentation of syphilitic aortitis is often atypical and available serological tests are non-specific. The diagnostic gold standard remains direct identification of microorganisms in tissue. We present a case of syphilitic aortitis that presented as a mediastinal mass and report the use of polymerase chain reaction for Treponema pallidum to diagnose syphilitic aortic disease.
Medical subject headings
- Aortitis
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Syphilis, Cardiovascular