Interstate medical journal . Fig. 6.—Syphilis of the elbow. OReilly: Syphilitic Arthritis. Fig. 7.—A case of syphilis. The microphotograph shown in Fig. 1 was madefrom a specimen removed from this case. The marked periosteal involve-ment will be noticed and also the bone destruction. OReilly: Syphilitic Arthritis 587 illustrate some of the earlier changes, and are fully explained bythe accompanying legend. At the clinic in one year I have seen syphilitic arthritis simulatealmost every form of common joint disease from torticollis to flat-foot. (These cases have been reported in the paper previ
Interstate medical journal . Fig. 6.—Syphilis of the elbow. OReilly: Syphilitic Arthritis. Fig. 7.—A case of syphilis. The microphotograph shown in Fig. 1 was madefrom a specimen removed from this case. The marked periosteal involve-ment will be noticed and also the bone destruction. OReilly: Syphilitic Arthritis 587 illustrate some of the earlier changes, and are fully explained bythe accompanying legend. At the clinic in one year I have seen syphilitic arthritis simulatealmost every form of common joint disease from torticollis to flat-foot. (These cases have been reported in the paper previouslyreferred to.) The important and most common conditions fromwhich it must be differentiated, however, are osteoarthritis, infec-tious arthritis, and tuberculosis. The differential diagnosis of syphilitic arthritis is very difficultwhen based on the symptoms, the physical findings, and the for pathological study are not frequently obtained, and,when they are, the specimen is apt to resemble tuberculosis closelyunless very carefully examined, and may be mistaken for
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