2020
1546. Update in Syphilis Proctitis: Insights from a Case Series and Literature Review
Ferzacca E, Dunne D, Barbieri A, Aoun-Barakat L. 1546. Update in Syphilis Proctitis: Insights from a Case Series and Literature Review. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s772-s773. PMCID: PMC7777609, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCases of proctitisLower gastrointestinal symptomsLymphoplasmacytic inflammatory infiltrateProminent plasma cellsInflammatory bowel diseasePhysical exam findingsMale sex assignmentPublic health consequencesAnal painAnorectal massAnorectal ulcersSyphilitic proctitisGastrointestinal symptomsChart reviewRectal massSyphilis infectionBowel diseaseRare manifestationCase seriesInflammatory infiltrateEarly syphilisExam findingsBiopsy specimensMedical recordsMisdiagnosis results
2011
O4-S2.05 Myd-88 deficient mice show evidence of productive T pallidum infection"
Dunne D, Silver A, Fieber J, Zeiss C, Fikrig E. O4-S2.05 Myd-88 deficient mice show evidence of productive T pallidum infection". Sexually Transmitted Infections 2011, 87: a87. DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050109.149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMyD-88C57BL/6 miceDeficient miceImmunohistochemical stainsImmune responseMurine modelT pallidumDay 10Intact innate immune responseOnly natural reservoirNew Zealand male rabbitsB6 control miceInnate immune cellsUseful murine modelAged C57BL/6 miceWild-type miceInnate immune responseInnate immune systemPattern recognition receptorsImmune response mechanismsDownstream cytokine responsesSyphilis infectionSystemic illnessLymph nodesCytokine responses