"Late" manifestations of cardiovascular syphilis occurring in a young man

Br Heart J. 1987 Oct;58(4):405-8. doi: 10.1136/hrt.58.4.405.

Abstract

A young man who presented with a short history of angina was found to have syphilitic coronary ostial stenosis six years after the primary infection. He was successfully treated with bilateral internal mammary grafts.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angina Pectoris / etiology
  • Coronary Disease / complications
  • Coronary Disease / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Syphilis, Cardiovascular / complications
  • Syphilis, Cardiovascular / diagnosis*
  • Time Factors