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Jasbir Makker1, Bharat Bajantri2, Suresh Kumar Nayudu1
1Department of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Affiliated to Icahn School of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Affiliated to Icahn School of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Abstract:
Syphilis, a chronic multisystem disease, is caused by a spirochete, Treponema pallidum. Clinical presentation may expand to several stages including primary, secondary and latent syphilis, which may present as early or late syphilis. Nephrotic syndrome and acute hepatitis are well-known complications of secondary syphilis. To the best of our knowledge, secondary syphilis with coexisting renal and hepatic complications has rarely been reported. Here we present a rare case of concurrent nephrotic syndrome and acute hepatitis in a patient with secondary syphilis.
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