World journal of clinical cases · 2021
Gastrointestinal bleeding caused by syphilis: A case report.
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Sun Dong-Jie, Li Hai-Tao, Ye Zhou, Xu Bin-Bin, Li Da-Zhou, Wang Wen
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BACKGROUND: Syphilis is a chronic, classic sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum, which can invade almost all organs of the body and produce various symptoms and signs. Although there are some cases of colorectal bleeding caused by syphilis, small intestinal bleeding caused by syphilis is still rare.
CASE SUMMARY: A 58-year-old man had experienced recurrent abdominal pain and melena for 3 years. Repeated gastroenteroscopy and computed tomography angiography examinations failed to find bleeding lesions. During the same admission, multiple intestinal ulcers were found by capsule endoscopy, and syphilis was also diagnosed. With a history of atrial fibrillation and chronic pancreatitis, he had undergone mitral valve replacement and tricuspid valvuloplasty for valvular heart disease. After anti-syphilis treatment, the melena and abdominal pain disappeared and his hemoglobin gradually increased. It is considered that gastrointestinal bleeding, chronic pancreatitis, atrial fibrillation, and heart valvular disease may have been caused by syphilis.
CONCLUSION: This case report found that syphilis can mimic systemic disease and cause intestinal bleeding. In addition, treatment of the disease requires both sexual partners to be treated. Finally, although syphilis is easy to treat, it is more important to consider that bleeding could be caused by syphilis.
CASE SUMMARY: A 58-year-old man had experienced recurrent abdominal pain and melena for 3 years. Repeated gastroenteroscopy and computed tomography angiography examinations failed to find bleeding lesions. During the same admission, multiple intestinal ulcers were found by capsule endoscopy, and syphilis was also diagnosed. With a history of atrial fibrillation and chronic pancreatitis, he had undergone mitral valve replacement and tricuspid valvuloplasty for valvular heart disease. After anti-syphilis treatment, the melena and abdominal pain disappeared and his hemoglobin gradually increased. It is considered that gastrointestinal bleeding, chronic pancreatitis, atrial fibrillation, and heart valvular disease may have been caused by syphilis.
CONCLUSION: This case report found that syphilis can mimic systemic disease and cause intestinal bleeding. In addition, treatment of the disease requires both sexual partners to be treated. Finally, although syphilis is easy to treat, it is more important to consider that bleeding could be caused by syphilis.