Syphilitic Pleurisy
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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 was removed from the sternum and the wound healed satisfactorily by granulation. Hie patient at the same time was put on a course of mercury and iodide of 1)0FoSurteen days after the operation, when the wound had healed the patient complained of a dull aching pain
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