| Syphilitic aortic aneurysm presenting with the superior vena cava syndrome. | |
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PMID: 7246578 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In a 65 year old man with hemoptysis, chest pain, weight loss, clubbing of the digits and a large mediastinal mass, the superior vena cava syndrome developed. He was treated for malignancy with radiation therapy and corticosteroids, but he died shortly after his admission to the hospital. Autopsy revealed syphilitic aortitis with an aneurysm of the ascending aorta compressing the superior vena cava and right mainstem bronchus. The postmortem serology corroborated the morphologic findings of tertiary syphilis. In this report we emphasize the important, although now uncommon, association between the superior vena cava syndrome and aneurysm of the aorta. |
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Authors:
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P L Phillips; J B Amberson; D M Libby |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of medicine Volume: 71 ISSN: 0002-9343 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Med. Publication Date: 1981 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1981-08-27 Completed Date: 1981-08-27 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0267200 Medline TA: Am J Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 171-3 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Aged Aortic Aneurysm / complications* Humans Male Syphilis, Cardiovascular / complications* Vena Cava, Superior* |
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