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ArticleGE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology2022

Exploring the Ways of "The Great Imitator": A Case Report of Syphilitic Hepatitis.

João A Cunha Neves, Joana Roseira, Helena Tavares de Sousa, Rui Machado

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Article in GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

João A Cunha NevesDepartment of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal.
Joana RoseiraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal.
Helena Tavares de SousaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal.
Rui MachadoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal.
Algarve Biomedical Center · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Syphilis is a chronic infection caused by Case Presentation: We report the case of a 63-year-old man with worsening jaundice, maculopapular rash and perianal discomfort. Proctological examination with anoscopy revealed a perianal gray/white area with millimetric pale granules along the anal canal. Liver function tests showed a mixed pattern. Venereal Disease Research Laboratory, Discussion/Conclusion: Syphilitic hepatitis is scarcely reported in the literature. Secondary syphilis with mild hepatitis rarely leads to hepatic cytolysis and jaundice. Many signs of secondary syphilis including syphilitic hepatitis may be linked to immune responses initiated during early infection. Over the past decades, evidence has emerged on the importance of innate and adaptive cellular immune responses in the immunopathogenesis of syphilis. This report raises awareness to a clinical entity that should be considered in patients at risk for sexually transmitted diseases, who present with intestinal discomfort or liver dysfunction, as it is a treatable and fully reversible condition.

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Case reportSecondary syphilisSyphilisSyphilitic hepatitisTreponema pallidum

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PMID35979246
PMCPMC9274993
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