Syphilitic gastritis: a rare presentation of secondary syphilis

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Mar 9:2018:bcr2017223868. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223868.

Authors

Mohammed Osman¹, Saqib Hasan², Qazi Azher¹, Mamoon Elbedawi³, Ghassan Bachuwa¹

Affiliations

¹ Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan, USA.
² Department of Infectious Disease, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan, USA.
³ Gastroenterology Department, Hurley Medical Center, Michigan State University, Michigan, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: endoscopy; gi bleeding; syphilis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Gastric Mucosa / pathology*
Gastritis / diagnostic imaging
Gastritis / microbiology*
Gastritis / pathology*
Humans
Metaplasia / pathology
Middle Aged
Syphilis / complications*
Syphilis / diagnosis*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treponema pallidum

Supplementary concepts

Syphilis, secondary