EXPERIMENTAL SYPHILIS IN THE RABBIT. II. PR~4a~Y INFECTION IN THE SCROTUM. PART 2. SCROTAL LESIONS AND THE CH_4.RACTER OF THE SCROTAL

In Part 1 of this series, the subject of scrotal syphilis in the rabbit was considered from the standpoint of the local reaction to infection. The various elements in this reaction were noted, and the process was traced from the time of inoculation to the development of characteristic skin lesions. Especial attention was called to the multiform character of these reactions and the influence of various e lements in the reaction upon the character of the lesion produced, and while cause and effect were not entirely dissociated, the main emphasis was placed upon the process, and no detailed description of the resuiting lesions was attempted. This phase of the subject is, however, of great importance in itself, and a more comprehensive view of the scrotal lesions is essential to a correct understanding and use of the experimental infection.