SYPHILITIC AORTITIS WITH FATAL OUTCOME IN YOUNG AGE
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Syphilitic Aortitis
THE pathogenesis of syphilitic aortitis has been recognized for decades 1 and its pathologic features are well documented.2 4 Although declining in incidence,5it still accounts for the largest single group of aortic inflammatory lesions.6 In recent years a diagnosis of syphilitic cardiovascular disease is rarely made. Even in the presence of positive serologic tests and overt clinical manifesta...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Russian Journal of Forensic Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2409-4161,2411-8729
DOI: 10.19048/2411-8729-2019-5-4-34-38