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

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作者
Narang, Natasha [1 ]
Al-Jashaami, Layth [2 ]
Patel, Nayan [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Banner Univ, Dept Internal Med, Med Ctr, Phoenix, AZ 85006 USA
[2] Banner Univ, Dept Gastroenterol, Med Ctr, Phoenix, AZ USA
[3] Banner Transplant Inst, Phoenix, AZ USA
关键词
SYPHILITIC HEPATITIS;
D O I
10.1155/2019/1012405
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
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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