Gastric involvement in a patient with secondary syphilis

A 30-year-old man was referred because of a short lasting history of severe epigastric pain and early satiety, with remarkable weight loss. Physical examination was fully consistent with secondary syphilis and upper GI tract endoscopy revealed multiple gastric mucopurulent erosions and several nodul...

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Published in:	Digestive and liver disease Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 368 - 371
Main Authors:	Massironi, S., Carmagnola, S., Penagini, R., Conte, D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-05-2005
Subjects:	Adult Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Gastric Mucosa - microbiology Gastric Mucosa - pathology Gastritis Humans Male Stomach Diseases - diagnosis Stomach Diseases - microbiology Stomach Diseases - pathology Syphilis Syphilis - complications Syphilis - diagnosis Syphilis - pathology Syphilis Gastritis
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Summary:	A 30-year-old man was referred because of a short lasting history of severe epigastric pain and early satiety, with remarkable weight loss. Physical examination was fully consistent with secondary syphilis and upper GI tract endoscopy revealed multiple gastric mucopurulent erosions and several nodular lesions ranging from 2 to 3 cm in diameter, with central crater, abruptly ending at the pyloric level. Appropriate antibiotic treatment obtained a dramatic improvement and complete reversal of cutaneous and gastric lesions.
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ISSN:	1590-8658 1878-3562
DOI:	10.1016/j.dld.2004.05.017