Gastric syphilis

Gastric syphilis

Syphilis is a chronic systemic infectious disease. Gastric involvement is uncommon. We report of a 55-year-old female patient with a history of epigastric pain and a diagnosis of Syphilis confirmed by main clinical symptoms, tolulized red unheated serum test(TRUST) and treponema pallidum hemagglutin...

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Main Authors: Jianfei Cai, Danian Ji, Jian-long Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Gastric syphilis
Gastroscopy
Pathology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250916301512
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Summary:Syphilis is a chronic systemic infectious disease. Gastric involvement is uncommon. We report of a 55-year-old female patient with a history of epigastric pain and a diagnosis of Syphilis confirmed by main clinical symptoms, tolulized red unheated serum test(TRUST) and treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay(TPHA). At the same time, we still reported gastric involvement about syphilis in this patient with gastroscopy and pathology.
ISSN:2214-2509

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