SYPHILIS OF THE STOMACH
Authors: Paul S. Fancher
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Case Reports1 July 1951SYPHILIS OF THE STOMACHPAUL S. FANCHER, F.A.C.P.PAUL S. FANCHER, F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-1-240 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThat syphilis of the stomach is a comparatively rare lesion is well substantiated by the familiar statistics quoted by Bockus,1Stokes2and many others. That the diagnosis of the condition is made more frequently than formerly, as asserted by Kauvar and Kauvar,3is probably correct. Better diagnostic methods, together with less rigid diagnostic criteria, support this observation. However, their observation that series of cases rather than isolated cases are now reported is not true of the American literature of the last few years. The paucity of American literature since 1940, in contrast to like periods of the past two decades,...Bibliography1. Bockus HL: Gastroenterology, 1943, W. B. Saunders and Co., Philadelphia, vol. 1, pp. 712-741. Google Scholar2. StokesBeermanIngrahamNormon JHHJNR: Modern clinical syphilology, 1945, W. B. Saunders and Co., Philadelphia, ed. 3, pp. 821-841. Google Scholar3. KauvarKauvar AJSS: Syphilis of the stomach as a problem in internal medicine, Urol. and Cutan. Rev. 51: 206-208, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. PalmerSchindlerTempletonHumphreys WLRFEEM: Syphilis of the stomach: a case report, Ann. Int. Med. 18: 393-406, 1943. LinkGoogle Scholar5. SpellbergNorfleet MAWJ: Early gastric syphilis, Gastroenterology 2: 191-194, 1944. Google Scholar6. Eusterman GB: Gastric syphilis, observations based on 93 cases, J. A. M. A. 96: 173-179, 1931. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Carman RD: Syphilis of the stomach in its roentgenologic aspects, Am. J. Syph. 1: 11-116, 1917. Google Scholar8. WilliamsKimmelstiel CP: Syphilis of the stomach, J. A. M. A. 115: 578-582, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. LeWald LT: Roentgen diagnosis of gastric syphilis, J. A. M. A. 96: 179-183, 1931. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. PattersonRouseBagwell COMOJS: The gastroscopic diagnosis of syphilis of the stomach, South. M. J. 35: 565-570, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. Moersch HJ: The value of gastroscopy in the diagnosis of gastric disease, M. Clin. North America 30: 903-911, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. Wessels W: Syphilis of the stomach, Urol. and Cutan. Rev. 46: 148-152, 1942. Google Scholar13. KnightFalk WAA: Tertiary gastric syphilis, Gastroenterology 9: 17-27, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar14. O'Leary PA: Penicillin in the treatment of syphilis, M. Clin. North America 30: 895-902, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Medical Corps United States Army*Received for publication May 7, 1949.From the Medical Service of Percy Jones General Hospital, Battle Creek, Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPathologische Anatomie der Syphilis 1 July 1951Volume 35, Issue 1Page: 240-248KeywordsLesionsMedical servicesStomachSyphilis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...