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Acute periostitis in early acquired syphilis simulating shin splints in a jogger

Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Center and Orthopedic Department University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland

E. Mollet, MD

Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Center and Orthopedic Department University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland

Acute periostitis affecting the long bones is a charac teristic but uncommon manifestation of syphilis in the adult with an early acquired infection. This report de scribes the history of a jogger who developed acute localized periostitis of the shaft of both tibiae during the early stage of acquired syphilis. Symptomatology was initially attributed to the medial tibial stress syndrome.

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