ACUTE SYPHILITIC NEPHROSIS: REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: A HEYMAN, C E BROWN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1946)

Case Reports1 October 1946ACUTE SYPHILITIC NEPHROSIS: REPORT OF A CASEALBERT HEYMAN, M.D., CHARLES E. BROWN, M.D.ALBERT HEYMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES E. BROWN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-25-4-728 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFor many years syphilis has been thought to produce kidney damage, and various renal manifestations have been attributed to this disease. In most of the cases that have been reported, there has been no proof that theTreponema pallidumwas the direct cause of the kidney damage. Nevertheless, there are several renal syndromes which have been found to be so definitely associated with syphilis that their syphilitic origin is not generally questioned. Of these, the most distinct clinical entity is the acute nephrotic state associated with secondary syphilis. In this syndrome the changes of typical nephrosis occur, but the condition...Bibliography1. HERRMANNMARR CWL: Clinical nephropathies; new case and survey of reported cases, Am. Jr. Syph. and Neurol., 1935, xviv, 1-29. Google Scholar2. PATTONCORLETTE EWMB: Three cases of acute syphilitic nephrosis in adults, Ann. Int. Med., 1941, xiv, 1975-1980. Google Scholar3. KLEINPORTER AWB: Nephrosis associated with early active syphilis, South. Med. Jr., 1943, xxxvi, 694-697. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BAKER BM: Relation of syphilis to nephritis, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1939, lxv, 196-211. Google Scholar5. MOORE JE: The modern treatment of syphilis, 2 ed., 1941, Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Ill. Google Scholar6. KARNOVEN : Die Nierensyphilis, Berlin, 1901. Google Scholar7. RICH AR: Pathology of 19 cases of peculiar and specific form of nephritis associated with acquired syphilis, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1932, l, 357-382. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Atlanta, Georgia*Received for publication June 28, 1945.From the Clinic for Genitoinfectious Diseases, the Medical Service of Grady Memorial Hospital and the Department of Medicine of Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe nephrotic syndrome associated with secondary syphilisThe Nephrotic Syndrome in Secondary Syphilis Report of a Case with Renal Biopsy FindingsWILLIAM F. FALLS JR., M.D., KENNETH L. FORD, M.D., CHARLES T. ASHWORTH, M.D., NORMAN W. CARTER, M.D.Acute syphilitic nephrosisKlassifizierung der doppelseitigen NephropathienRENAL FUNCTION STUDIES IN ACUTE SYPHILITIC NEPHROSIS BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT WITH PENICILLIN*†ROBERT H. FURMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROBERT G. GALE, M.D., EDWIN M. ORY, M.D., ALBERT WEINSTEIN, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 October 1946Volume 25, Issue 4Page: 728-731KeywordsHospital medicineKidneysMedical servicesPenicillinRenal diseasesSyphilisTreponema pallidum ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1946 PDF downloadLoading ...