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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2023

Temporal Arteritis Caused by Tertiary Syphilis.

Kohta Katayama, Kosuke Ishizuka, Junsuke Tawara, Yuki Kaji, Mina Komuta, Yuichiro Hayashi, Harumi Gomi, Masaaki Akahane, Yoshiyuki Ohira

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Kohta KatayamaDepartment of General Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, Japan.
Kosuke IshizukaDepartment of General Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, Japan.
Junsuke TawaraDepartment of General Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, Japan.
Yuki KajiDepartment of General Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, Japan.
Mina KomutaDepartment of Pathology, International University of Health and Welfare, Japan.
Yuichiro HayashiDepartment of Pathology, International University of Health and Welfare, Japan.
Harumi GomiOffice of Medical Education and Center for Infectious Diseases, International University of Health and Welfare, Japan.
Masaaki AkahaneDepartment of Radiology, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, Japan.
Yoshiyuki OhiraDepartment of General Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 77-year-old man arrived at our hospital with bilateral shoulder pain persisting for several months and headache for 1 month. Giant cell arteritis with polymyalgia rheumatica was suspected. However, considering his medical history of testing positive for syphilis, we submitted a sample for a syphilis serology test, which yielded positive results. The Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay of cerebrospinal fluid was positive, and a temporal artery biopsy revealed vasculitis, confirming the diagnosis of tertiary syphilis. He was successfully treated for two weeks with penicillin G infusions. Symptoms reminiscent of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica may reveal syphilis, which is called the "great imitator."

Indexed as

Giant Cell ArteritisPolymyalgia RheumaticaSyphilisAgedHumansMaleTemporal ArteriesTreponema pallidumgiant cell arteritistertiary syphilis

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PMID36047113
PMCPMC10125830

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