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ArticleInfectious disease reports2025

Syphilitic Cholangiopathy Mimicking Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.

Adriana Gregušová, Michal Gergel, Miroslav Žigrai

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Adriana Gregušová1st Department of Internal Medicine, Slovak Medical University, Bratislava University Hospital, 83303 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Michal Gergel1st Department of Surgery, Slovak Medical University, Bratislava University Hospital, 83303 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Miroslav Žigrai1st Department of Internal Medicine, Slovak Medical University, Bratislava University Hospital, 83303 Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0003-2254-436X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSyphilis is a sexually transmitted disease with variable symptoms, often imitating various other disorders. Syphilis progresses through primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary stages, each with distinct clinical manifestations. A sudden rise in serum hepatic enzyme levels and imaging findings that mimic sclerosing cholangitis, both associated with a positive response to targeted antibiotic treatment, may indicate a diagnosis of acute syphilitic hepatitis. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of early syphilis in the secondary stage, manifesting as sclerosing-cholangitis-like changes shown on ultrasonography, MR, and CT. Narrow-spectrum antibiotic therapy with procaine benzylpenicillin led to a consistent decrease in and normalization of levels of serum bilirubin and other markers of hepatic injury. Repeated sonography and MR cholangiography showed minimal residual changes in the intrahepatic biliary tree.

conclusionsInfection with

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hepatitissclerosing cholangitissyphilis

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PMID40126329
PMCPMC11932216

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