Infective Endocarditis Due to Treponema pallidum: A Case Diagnosed Using Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis of Aortic Valve |
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| Authors: | Sadahiro Hijikata Igen Hongo Shu-ichi Nakayama Tetsuo Yamaguchi Yoshiyuki Sekikawa Toshihiro Nozato Takashi Ashikaga |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;2. Department of Infectious Diseases, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan;3. Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. Syphilitic aortitis might coexist in a dysfunctional aortic valve, but the etiology remains unclear, because microbiological diagnosis is difficult. A 62-year-old man with low-grade fever was diagnosed with aortitis and infective endocarditis, due to Treponema pallidum infection, using polymerase chain reaction analysis. This case suggests that syphilis might cause infective endocarditis. |
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| Keywords: | Corresponding author: Dr Sadahiro Hijikata, Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital, 1-26-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino-City, Tokyo 180-8610, Japan. Tel.: +(81) 422-32-3111 fax: +(81) 422-32-3525. |
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