Title
Probable syphilitic aortitis documented by positron emission tomography
Date Issued
01 January 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Davey D.J.
Del Rocio Carrera Acosta L.
Gupta P.
Klausner J.D.
Publisher(s)
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Abstract
Positron emission tomography (PET) has been used to aid in diagnosis of inflammatory and infectious disease. We describe the case of a patient with early latent syphilis with increased metabolic activity along the aorta detected via PET, suggesting probable aortitis. Three months after treatment, the PET showed apparent resolution of the aortitis.
Start page
199
End page
200
Volume
43
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Radiología, Medicina nuclear, Imágenes médicas
Sistema cardiaco, Sistema cardiovascular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84958775671
PubMed ID
Source
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
ISSN of the container
01485717
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus