Late syphilis in a cardiac transplant patient

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation
Maryjane FarrDonna Mancini

Abstract

Patients undergoing cardiac transplantation are routinely screened for prior exposure to Treponema pallidum, the bacterium implicated in syphilis. Although acute syphilis typically presents with a painless genital chancre, chronic syphilis can manifest in protean forms and linger undiagnosed. Left untreated, syphilis can cause multi-system disease, particularly irreversible neurologic damage. We describe a case of cutaneous secondary syphilis, neurosyphilis and luetic hepatitis in a cardiac transplant patient.

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Jul 28, 2009·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation·Joerg SteinmannPeter-Michael Rath
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