1. Syphilitic aortitis: The bigger picture
Leonard N. Girardi, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 154, Issue 2, Pages e27-e28 (August 2017)
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2. Figure 1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graph of primary and secondary syphilis rates of reported cases by region in the United States, 2006 to
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3. The incidence of syphilis is increasing across all regions of the United States.2
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