Syphilis, The Great Mimicker, Presents As a Rare Case of Concurrent Hepatitis and Gastroparesis

Syphilis has been called “the great mimicker” given its ability to affect a wide variety of organs and subsequently present with a vast array of symptoms. The variability in clinical presentation seen in syphilis can make the diagnosis challenging. We describe a unique presentation of syphilis manif...

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Autores principales: Shinn, Brianna, Kistler, Charles, Dhanekula, Raja Koteswar, Civan, Jesse
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6722343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31616758
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000067
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Sumario:Syphilis has been called “the great mimicker” given its ability to affect a wide variety of organs and subsequently present with a vast array of symptoms. The variability in clinical presentation seen in syphilis can make the diagnosis challenging. We describe a unique presentation of syphilis manifesting as hepatitis and gastroparesis. To our knowledge, this is the first case report with simultaneous hepatic and gastric involvement.

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