CARDIOVASCULAR SYPHILIS: AN APPROACH TO EARLY CLINICAL RECOGNITION AND EARLY TREATMENT
Authors: Morris Dressler, Moses Silverman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1943)

Article1 August 1943CARDIOVASCULAR SYPHILIS: AN APPROACH TO EARLY CLINICAL RECOGNITION AND EARLY TREATMENTMORRIS DRESSLER, M.D., MOSES SILVERMAN, M.D.MORRIS DRESSLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MOSES SILVERMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-19-2-224 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe aim of the syphilologist and the clinician is to prevent cardiovascular syphilis by early and adequate treatment of the primary infection; the aim of the syphilologist, the cardiologist, and the clinician is to recognize and treat cardiovascular syphilis in its earliest form and as early as possible, in order to prevent the complications that may arise therefrom. 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