Open AccessStomach syphilis. Herrinаnn (British journal of radiology, XXXII, p. 325)
Author(s) -
Р. Ya. Gasul
Publication year - 1929
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj78521
Subject(s) - stomach , syphilis , medicine , gastroenterology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine
Syphilis of the stomach is a very rare occurrence. Its diagnosis is difficult ... With some certainty we can talk about stomach syphilis with a positive result of antisyphilitic therapy; with more confidence this can be asserted when spirochetes are found in the excised section of the stomach; sometimes, however, X-ray examination also gives a characteristic picture. Herrinann (British journal of radiology, XXXII, p. 325) describes a picture of an elevated, reduced size of the stomach, which very quickly filled and emptied.