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Computed Tomographic Findings of Syphilitic Aortitis: A Case Report

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We describe the computerized tomographic (CT) findings of the aortic wall in a case of acute-phase syphilitic arteritis. The delayed phase of the contrast-enhanced CT shows a double-ring configuration of the thick thoracic aortic wall, which is similar to CT findings previously reported for Takayasu arteritis. We speculate that the resemblance of the CT findings for these two diseases accounts for their similar histopathological features.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan

    Fumiko Kimura, Hideyuki Satoh, Fumikazu Sakai, Noriko Nishii, Joe Tohda & Mikihiko Fujimura

  2. Department of Cardiology, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    Shoji Haruta, Yasunari Sakomura & Hiroshi Kasanuki

  3. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    Kenji Yamazaki, Masahiro Endo & Hiromi Kurosama

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Kimura, F., Satoh, H., Sakai, F. et al. Computed Tomographic Findings of Syphilitic Aortitis: A Case Report . CVIR 27, 179–181 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-003-0069-y

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