Aneurisma aórtico sifilítico en la era antibiótica, una vieja enfermedad con nueva historia.

Abdominal aortic aneurysms occur in 5% to 10% of men between 65 and 79 years of age. It has a multicausal pathology that ultimately destroys the tunica media and alters the conformation of the collagen fibers of the arterial wall. The main causes include atherosclerosis, hereditary diseases (such as Marfan syndrome), inflammatory pathologies and low prevalence of infectious agents (Salmonella, staphylococcus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Treponema pallidum). We present the case of a patient with an aneurysm of syphilitic origin, considered a medical rarity in developed countries. There are no reports in the country on cases of cardiovascular tertiary syphilis. It is complemented with a scientific literature review of epidemiology, clinical diagnosis and management.

• Main Author: Silva Rosero, Andrea J. (author)
• Other Authors: Tapia Mendieta, Ruth M. (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: aneurisma; aneurisma de aorta abdominal; sífilis; sífilis terciaria,; aortitis sifilítica; aneurysm; abdominal aortic aneurysm; syphilis; terciary syphilis; syphilitic aortitis
• Online Access: https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/CIENCIAS_MEDICAS/article/view/1583