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
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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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author Shinn, Brianna
Kistler, Charles
Dhanekula, Raja Koteswar
Civan, Jesse
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description 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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spelling pubmed-67223432019-10-15 Syphilis, The Great Mimicker, Presents As a Rare Case of Concurrent Hepatitis and Gastroparesis Shinn, Brianna Kistler, Charles Dhanekula, Raja Koteswar Civan, Jesse ACG Case Rep J Case Report 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. Wolters Kluwer 2019-05-27 /pmc/articles/PMC6722343/ /pubmed/31616758 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000067 Text en © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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Syphilis, The Great Mimicker, Presents As a Rare Case of Concurrent Hepatitis and Gastroparesis
title Syphilis, The Great Mimicker, Presents As a Rare Case of Concurrent Hepatitis and Gastroparesis
title_full Syphilis, The Great Mimicker, Presents As a Rare Case of Concurrent Hepatitis and Gastroparesis
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title_sort syphilis, the great mimicker, presents as a rare case of concurrent hepatitis and gastroparesis
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