Syphilis CT
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2] Vishal Devarkonda, M.B.B.S[3]
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Overview
CT scan may be helpful in diagnosis of Syphilis. Findings of CT scan which are suggestive of Syphilis include the following.
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On CT scan, syphilis may present with various findings including:[1][2][3]
Pulmonary
- Solitary or multiple pulmonary nodules with or without infiltrates
- Pleural effusion
Cardiac
- Double ring appearance of the Aortic wall with a hyper-dense outer rim and hypo-dense inner rim.
- Thickening or calcification of Aortic wall.
- Arterial enhancement of Aorta.
Head
- Multifocal infarction with variable enhancement.
Others
- Perivascular fluid Collection
- Peri aortic lymph node
References
- ↑ Kimura F, Satoh H, Sakai F, Nishii N, Tohda J, Fujimura M; et al. (2004). "Computed tomographic findings of syphilitic aortitis". Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 27 (2): 179–81. PMID 15259819.
- ↑ Agarwal PP, Chughtai A, Matzinger FR, Kazerooni EA (2009). "Multidetector CT of thoracic aortic aneurysms". Radiographics. 29 (2): 537–52. doi:10.1148/rg.292075080. PMID 19325064.
- ↑ Kim HJ, Seon HJ, Shin HH, Choi YD (2011). "Case report: Pulmonary syphilis mimicking pulmonary hematogenous metastases on chest CT and integrated PET/CT". Indian J Radiol Imaging. 21 (1): 34–7. doi:10.4103/0971-3026.76052. PMC 3056368. PMID 21431031.