SYPHILITIC PARAPLEGIA : RAPID CURE.

Spontaneous cure of popliteal aneurysm of syphilitic aetiology.

The two principal causes of aneurysm of the arteries in human beings are arteriosclerosis and syphilis. Arteriosclerotic aneurysms usually develop after the age of 60, while syphilitic aneurysms develop earlier between the third and the fifth decade of life. The common sites of the former are the abdominal aorta and the popliteal artery, while in 70 to 85 per cent. of cases, the sites of involv...

Case of Loss of Function of the Chorda Tympani Nerve Resulting from Pressure of a Syphilitic Node in the Petrous Portion of the Temporal Bone: Rapid Cure

Syphilitic Epididymitis.

THE observation, since I93I, of seven cases in which syphilitic epididymitis,* without concomitant involvement of the body of the testis proper, occurred during the secondary or tertiary stages of a syphilitic infection, and the consequent examination of the literature, in which the rarity of this condition is emphasised, have led to the following report. Three of the cases occurred during the ...

Syphilitic Pleurisy

This following case lias lately been under treatment in the?Mandalay General Hospital A Hindu male aged 30 years was admitted into hospital suffering from necrosis of the sternum, the result of tertiary syphilis. He admitted having contracted syphilis some years back, but could not give any approximate date, there was, however, no doubt that it was some years ago. Under chloroform a sequestrum ...

Syphilitic myositis.

A case of myositis associated with secondary syphilis is described. Complete recovery occurred after antisyphilitic treatment.