%0 Journal Article
%T Syphilitic Aortic Aneurysm in a Young HIV-Infected Man: Case Presentation
%A Juan Carlos Cata o
%A Isabel Cristina Ramirez
%J Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
%D 2011
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2011/935271
%X We describe the case of a young HIV-positive man who presented to the emergency room in hypovolemic shock. During subsequent evaluation, we documented a huge aortic aneurysm consistent with tertiary syphilis. The final autopsy demonstrated the extent of cardiovascular compromise caused by this aneurysm.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/crim/id/2011/935271/