Definition of Syphilitic Aortitis: A common manifestation of tertiary syphilis, involving the thoracic aorta, where destruction of elastic tissue in the media results in dilation and aneurysm formation.
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- Syphilitic Aortic Aneurysm (0 drugs)
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- Syphilis
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