Spirochetes in the Liver: An Unusual Presentation of a Common STI

It is estimated that 10% of patients with secondary syphilis have liver enzyme elevations, but clinical hepatitis is rare. However, in HIV-positive patients, syphilitic hepatitis may be much more common. We report a case of a 67-year-old male who developed progressively elevated liver enzymes, follo...

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Autores principales: Narang, Natasha, Al-Jashaami, Layth, Patel, Nayan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6927064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31885599
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1012405
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Sumario:It is estimated that 10% of patients with secondary syphilis have liver enzyme elevations, but clinical hepatitis is rare. However, in HIV-positive patients, syphilitic hepatitis may be much more common. We report a case of a 67-year-old male who developed progressively elevated liver enzymes, followed by development of neurological symptoms and then rash. Though the timeline of his symptom development was unusual, his constellation of symptoms prompted an RPR and FTA-ABS which returned reactive. He was additionally found to be HIV positive with a CD4 count of 946. He was treated with IV Penicillin, and his hepatitis improved thereafter.

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