CTICasesSyphilitic Aortitis
Imaging findings
A young patient with a fusiform ascending aortic aneurysm and dense, thick, 'bark-like' calcifications in the absence of generalized atherosclerosis.
Key takeaways
Syphilitic aortitis should be suspected in young patients with isolated, dense calcification and aneurysms in the ascending aorta.
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