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Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Symmetric macular ... Headache, meningitis, ocular ... ascending thoracic aorta ... resulting in a dilated aorta ... and aortic valve
Natural History of Syphilis
Primary - 2-6 weeks after infection
 • Chancre, Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Latent ≤ 1
infection • Chancre, Regional ... Early Latent ≤ 1 year ... Late Latent - > 1 year ... (10%); Ocular syphilis ... ; Otic syphilis;
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
Pregnancy • Optic ... DVT • IVC • Aorta ... #Measurements #Ultrasound ... #Echocardiogram
Tethered Retinal Detachment on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Retina is tethered at ora serrata and optic
Tethered Retinal ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... ora serrata and optic ... Clinical #POCUS #Ocular ... #Ultrasound #Ophthalmology
Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
Stages of Syphilis ... Painless chancre • Regional ... Aortitis, thoracic aortic ... • Gummatous • Nodular ... BostonChiefs #Syphilis
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Proximal aortic ... Note large aortic ... TypeA #Dissection #Aortic ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
TypeA Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Abnormal pulsation in the neck in the setting of Aortic Coarctation

10 yo male,  his father
the setting of Aortic ... Echocardiogram shows ... aortic coarctation ... with near 60 mm ... #Coarctation #Aorta
Comparison of Ocular Pathologies on POCUS:
 • Vitreous Detachment
 • Vitreous Hemorrhage
 • Retinal Detachment

Vitreous detachment
Comparison of Ocular ... Hemorrhage • Retinal ... Here are other ocular ... tethers to the optic ... comparison #clinical #ultrasound
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
abdominal pain, one year ... of an abdominal aortic ... AAA #clinical #aorta ... #ultrasound #vascular