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An unusual case of simultaneously occurring acute syphilitic hepatic and renal disease is presented and a concise literature review of both the pathological and clinical findings in this disease is included. Hepatic and renal biopsies were useful in excluding other diagnostic possibilities and in establishing the correct diagnosis in the case presented.
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Morrison, E.B., Norman, D.A., Wingo, C.S. et al. Simultaneous hepatic and renal involvement in acute syphilis. Digest Dis Sci 25, 875–878 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01338531
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