Naslov
A case of syphilitic interstitial pulmonary fibrosis

Autori
Janković, Stipan ; Miše, Kornelija ; Alujević, Antonio ; Tocilj, Jadranka ; Marasović, Dujomir ; Anđelinović, Šimun

Izvornik
Croatian medical journal (0353-9504) 39 (1998); 453-454

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
chest radiography ; interstitial lung disease ; pulmonary fibrosis ; syphilis ; latent

Sažetak
Diagnosis of late pulmonary syphilis was made in a 72-year old woman on the basis of her medical history of untreated genital syphilis, serological and radiological findings, and the response to therapy. The diagnosis was confirmed two years later by autopsy findings. There was a good correlation between chest x-ray radiography, computed tomography scans, and autopsy findings. In the diagnosis of sarcoidosis and other diseases with similar radiological interstitial lung pattern, syphilitic interstitial pulmonary fibrosis should be carefully excluded.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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