Syphilis of the Lung*†
Authors: HAROLD COMONFORT DENMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1932)

Article1 January 1932Syphilis of the LungReport of a Case with Autopsy FindingsHAROLD COMONFORT DENMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.HAROLD COMONFORT DENMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-5-7-895 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFlockemann,1whose comprehensive review of the literature of pulmonary syphilis was published in 1898, stated that "the existence of pulmonary syphilis in the adult has not been proved to be very probable." This statement has been doubted by other writers on the subject. Rössle2believed that the frequency of pulmonary lues in the adult is under-estimated and reported twenty-five cases which he himself had observed. Allison3stated that "Syphilis of the lung in the adult is unquestionably rarely encountered. However it is not so rare as pathologists would lead us to believe, and conversely, not nearly so common as some...References1 FLOCKEMANN : Neuere Arbeiten über Lungensyphilis; zusammenfassendes Referat, Centralbl. f. allg. Path. u. path. Anat., 1899, X, 449-483. Google Scholar2 RÖSSLE R: Über die Lungensyphilis der Erwachsenen, München, med. Wchnschr., 1918, LXV, 992-994. Google Scholar3 ALLISON RG: Pulmonary syphilis, Am. Jr. Roentgenol., 1929, XXII, 21-24. Google Scholar4 FOWLERGODLEE JKRJ: The diseases of the lungs, 1898, Longmans, Green and Co., London, 429, 435, 436, 438. Google Scholar5 OSLER W: The principles and practise of medicine, 1918, D. Appleton and Co., New York, 272. Google Scholar6 LORD FT: Diseases of the bronchi, lungs and pleura, 1925, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar7 SYMMERS D: Anatomic lesions in later acquired syphilis, a study of 314 cases based on the analysis of 4,880 necropsies at Bellevue Hospital, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1916, LXVI, 1457-1463. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8 ORSTEN GG: Pulmonary syphilis, New York State Jr. Med., 1926, XXVI, 541-545. Google Scholar9 MOSES HM: Syphilis on a medical service, Am. Jr. Syph., 1926, X, 388-403. Google Scholar10 COUNCILMAN WT: Syphilis of the lung, John Hopkins Hosp. Bull., 1891, II, 34-37. Google Scholar11 BUHL : Quoted by Schnitzler, H.: Zur Kenntnis der Lungen- und Trachealsyphilis, Wien. klin. Wchnschr., 1923, XXXVI, 829-832. Google Scholar12 TANAKA T: Über die Veränderungen der Herzmuskulatur, vor allem des Atrioventrikularbündels bei Diphtherie; zugleich ein Beitrag zur Frage der Selbständigkeit des Bündels, Virchows Arch. f. path. Anat., 1912, CCVII, 115-137. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13 SCHMORL G: Die pathologisch-histologischen Untersuchungsmethoden, 6 Aufl., 1912, F. C. W. Vogel, Leipzig, 419. Google Scholar14 POWERHALA HDWW: Principles of pathology for practitioners and students, 1929, D. Appleton and Co., New York, 426. Google Scholar15 MACCALLUM WG: Text book of pathology, 1917, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 650-653, 663. Google Scholar16 ENFIELD CD: X-ray evidence in diagnosis of gastric and pulmonary syphilis, Am. Jr. Syph., 1926, X, 621-624. Google Scholar17 JACHES L: Roentgen-ray diagnosis, Virginia Med. Monthly, 1929, LV, 738-740. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Brooklyn, N. Y.*Received for publication, April 10, 1931.†From the Medical Service, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByGumma of the lung — a case confirmed by thoracotomy and biopsyLungenluesPathologische Anatomie der SyphilisDie LungenluesTertiary Syphilis of the Lung and its DiagnosisTHE CRITERIA FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OF SYPHILIS OF THE LUNG; WITH REPORT OF A CASE*BYRON F. ROYCE, M.D. 1 January 1932Volume 5, Issue 7Page: 895-906KeywordsLungsMedical servicesPathologistsSyphilis Issue Published: 1 January 1932 PDF DownloadLoading ...