Hijikata S, Hongo I, Nakayama SI, Yamaguchi T, Sekikawa Y, Nozato T, Ashikaga T. Infective Endocarditis Due to Treponema pallidum: A Case Diagnosed Using Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis of Aortic Valve.
Can J Cardiol 2018;
35:104.e9-104.e11. [PMID:
30595174 DOI:
10.1016/j.cjca.2018.11.009]
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Abstract
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. Syphilitic aortitis might coexist in a dysfunctional aortic valve, but the etiology remains unclear, because microbiological diagnosis is difficult. A 62-year-old man with low-grade fever was diagnosed with aortitis and infective endocarditis, due to Treponema pallidum infection, using polymerase chain reaction analysis. This case suggests that syphilis might cause infective endocarditis.
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