EARLY GASTRIC SYPHILIS: REPORT OF CASE WITH EXTENSIVE INFILTRATION
Authors: E C RAFFENSPERGER, R J McDONALD, R A HOUSTON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Case Reports1 July 1952EARLY GASTRIC SYPHILIS: REPORT OF CASE WITH EXTENSIVE INFILTRATIONE. C. RAFFENSPERGER, M.D., F.A.C.P., R. J. MCDONALD, M.D., R. A. HOUSTON, M.D., F.A.C.P.E. C. RAFFENSPERGER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, R. J. MCDONALD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, R. A. HOUSTON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-1-172 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe subject of gastric syphilis appears to be in a controversial stage. Until recent years, authorities have almost unanimously stated that a luetic infection rarely involved the stomach. The pendulum is swinging, possibly to the other extreme. As Stokes, Beerman, and Ingraham1 comment, one gets the "impression that syphilis of the gastrointestinal tract is an affair of everyday occurrence" from the multitude of reports appearing in the literature.Probably the gastroscope has had a stimulating rôle in the increased interest in this subject. Since the report by Schindler2and the study by Sexton et al.3in 1937, numerous case reports...Bibliography1. StokesBeermanIngraham JHHNR: Modern clinical syphilology, 3d Ed., 1946, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, pp. 816, 818. Google Scholar2. Schindler R: Gastroscopy: the endoscopic study of gastric pathology, 1937, University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Google Scholar3. SextonDunkleyKreglow RLREAF: Gastroscopic study of one hundred cases of early syphilis, Tr. Am. Therap. Soc. 37: 73, 1937. Google Scholar4. Palmer ED: Syphilis of the stomach and the stomach in syphilis: a review of the literature with particular reference to gross pathology and gastroscopic diagnosis, Am. J. Syph., Gonor. and Ven. Dis. 33: 481, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Schwartz IR: Gastroscopic observations in secondary syphilis, Gastroenterology 10: 227, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. Bockus HL: Gastro-enterology, 1944, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, Vol. 1, pp. 712-739. Google Scholar7. Boyd W: Textbook of pathology, 5th Ed., 1947, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 510. Google Scholar8. Eusterman GB: Gastric syphilis, observations based on 93 cases, J. A. M. A. 96: 173, 1931. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. MeyerSinger KAHA: Syphilis of the stomach with special reference to its recognition at operation, Arch. Surg. 26: 443, 1933. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Reynolds FW: Gastric lesions associated with early syphilis, Am. J. Syph., Gonor. and Ven. Dis. 26: 218, 1942. Google Scholar11. PattersonRouse COMO: Description of gastroscopic appearance of luetic gastric lesions in late acquired syphilis, Gastroenterology 10: 474, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication May 20, 1950.From the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Reviewed in the Veterans Administration and published with the approval of the Chief Medical Director. The statements and conclusions published by the authors are the result of their own study and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Veterans Administration. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFurther Progress in Venereology 1 July 1952Volume 37, Issue 1Page: 172-179KeywordsGastroenterology and hepatologyGastrointestinal tractMedical servicesStomachSyphilis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...