Cholestatic Liver Injury in a Patient with Tertiary Syphilis.

Authors

• Sahaj Mujumdar
• Jason Goldenberg
• Steven Bieser
• Alice S Pang
• Robert Coben

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2022

Abstract

Syphilis is a common infection that has variable presentations. We report a rare case of a 64-year-old male with 3 weeks of abdominal pain, back pain, and neurologic deficits including memory impairment who was found to have neurosyphilis causing a cholestatic liver injury. Workup included a positive rapid plasma reagin (RPR) and enzyme immunoassay (EIA), a positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL), and a liver biopsy, which was compatible with a diagnosis of syphilitic hepatitis. Completion of a 14-day course of penicillin and 1 month of physical therapy resulted in near full-functional and biochemical recovery.

Volume

16

Issue

3

First Page

552

Last Page

556

ISSN

1662-0631

Published In/Presented At

Mujumdar, S., Goldenberg, J., Bieser, S., Pang, A. S., & Coben, R. (2022). Cholestatic Liver Injury in a Patient with Tertiary Syphilis. Case reports in gastroenterology, 16(3), 552–556. https://doi.org/10.1159/000526247

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

36824700

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article