Syphilis and Lung Disease

Lung Syphilis

monary syphilis may be safely diagnosed. Whereas the well-known autopsy figures of Osier (1916), Symmers (1916) and Claytor (1905) seem to prove the extreme rarity of a syphilitic lung affection, some clinicians, such as Karschner and Karschner (1920), Munro (1922) and Watkins (1921), believe that this form cf visceral lues is far more common than is usually assumed. An important step towards t...

Syphilis of the lung.

Syphilis of the lung is considered to be very uncommon. Osler (1912) found only twelve cases in 2,500 autopsies, and Babcock (1911) discovered only one in 6,000. However, if one considers the autopsies of syphilis alone, the frequency of lung involvement naturally increases. Thus, Netchaew found 22 cases among 437 syphilitics, and Stolper saw five cases in 61 syphilitics (both are quoted by Ver...

Syphilis and chronic liver disease.

With the advent of the antibiotic era and the improvement in serological diagnostic techniques, there has obviously been a need to reappraise the clinical aspects of syphilis. Karmi, Thirkettle, and Read (1969) reported the results of such a study on the relationship between patients with cirrhosis and syphilitic infection. For many years the consensus of opinion was that a relatively high prop...

Statins and Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) is a chronic multisystem disease with a considerable burden. One of its most common complications is pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). It has been demonstrated that the development of PAH is correlated with decreased quality of life and survival. Different medications have been proposed for the treatment of PAH, among which one can name statins. Howeve...

[Syphilis, a resurgent disease].