Syphilis x-ray
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
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Overview
Chest x ray is not routinely used to detect thoracic manifestations of Syphilis. However, thoracic aortic aneurysms associated with Syphilis may be detected incidentally as a widening of the aortic or mediastinal silhouettes on PA and lateral chest X ray. This may prompt the clinician to order further imaging studies for confirmation.
X ray
Chest x ray is not routinely used to detect thoracic manifestations of Syphilis. However, thoracic aortic aneurysms associated with Syphilis may be detected incidentally as a widening of the aortic or mediastinal silhouettes on PA and lateral chest x ray. It remains difficult to assess the exact size accurately and further imaging studies are required to do so. [1][2]
References
- ↑ https://radiopaedia.org/articles/thoracic-aortic-aneurysm. Accessed on September 28th, 2016.
- ↑ https://radiopaedia.org/articles/ascending-aortic-aneurysm. Accessed on September 28th, 2016.