1Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi
2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi
3Tutor, Department of Anatomy, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi
4Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Koppala Institute of Medical Sciences, Koppala
*Corresponding author: Sunilkumar S Biradar Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, E-mail: sunil3426@gmail.com, Mobile: 09880027727
Online published on 5 May, 2018.
Syphilitic heart disease is becoming rare in recent years and it may be the cause of sudden death due to cardiac complications in tertiary syphilis.
To know the cause of sudden deaths in hospitalized patients and brought dead cases.
A total of 1500 hearts were studied over a period of 20 years from 1997 to 2016.
A total of 1500 hearts were studied over a period of 20 years from 1997 to 2016. Syphilitic heart disease was seen in 17 cases (1.13%). All cases were seen in males only with age range of 35–70 years. Maximum cases were seen 5th decade (11 cases) followed by 2 cases each in 4th, 6th and in 7th decades. One case died due to rupture of aortic aneurysm in 70 year old male.
Syphilitic heart disease can cause sudden death
Syphilis, Aneurysm, heart, sudden death
