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Infections > Cardiovascular Infections > Syphilis, Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular Diseases > Cardiovascular Infections > Syphilis, Cardiovascular
... > Urogenital Diseases > Genital Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial > Syphilis > Syphilis, Cardiovascular
... > Infections > Communicable Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial > Syphilis > Syphilis, Cardiovascular
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Disease Attributes > Communicable Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial > Syphilis > Syphilis, Cardiovascular
... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial > Syphilis > Syphilis, Cardiovascular
... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections > Spirochaetales Infections > Treponemal Infections > Syphilis > Syphilis, Cardiovascular

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Syphilis, Cardiovascular  

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Entry terms

  • Cardiovascular Syphilis

Note

  • coordinate IM with specific cardiovascular term (IM) or specific cardiovascular disease (IM); note entry term AORTITIS, SYPHILITIC

Scope note

  • Cardiovascular manifestations of SYPHILIS, an infection of TREPONEMA PALLIDUM. In the late stage of syphilis, sometimes 20-30 years after the initial infection, damages are often seen in the blood vessels including the AORTA and the AORTIC VALVE. Clinical signs include syphilitic aortitis, aortic insufficiency, or aortic ANEURYSM.

History note

  • AORTITIS, SYPHILITIC was see under SYPHILIS, CARDIOVASCULAR 1963-83 (Prov 1963-74)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013589

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