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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
A case of secondary syphilitic hepatitis is reported. A 49-year old woman was admitted for weight-loss, fever, hepatomegaly and splenomegaly. Diagnosis of syphilitic hepatitis was based on cholestasis associated with positive serologic tests for syphilis without other immunological disturbances. Biopsy of the liver showed a moderate infiltration in and around the portal tracts. Immunofluorescence study for treponema was negative. Rapid improvement was obtained with penicillin initially associated with steroid therapy. Liver involvement in secondary syphilis is characterized by anicteric cholestasis, an inflammatory syndrome, and periportal infiltrate inconstantly associated with centrilobular necrosis, granulomatous reaction and presence of treponemas in the lesions. Due to the increasing frequency of sexually transmitted diseases, this diagnosis could become more frequent.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0399-8320
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
93-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
[Hepatic involvement in secondary syphilis].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports