An American text-book of the diseases of children .. . HEREDITARY SYPHILIS. 139 Kidney*.—Founder considers that chronic degenerative changes may takeplace in the kidneys, usually in the form of a parenchymatous nephritis andamyloid degeneration. * Interstitial Keratitis,—There is frequently noticed an opacity of the corneawithout much congestion of the conjunctiva. The opaque areas may, in severeCases, coalesce, and cover the whole cornea. Although primarily attackingone eye, it soon involves the other. There may coexist an iritis, presentingsymptoms which are indolent in character without the
An American text-book of the diseases of children .. . HEREDITARY SYPHILIS. 139 Kidney*.—Founder considers that chronic degenerative changes may takeplace in the kidneys, usually in the form of a parenchymatous nephritis andamyloid degeneration. * Interstitial Keratitis,—There is frequently noticed an opacity of the corneawithout much congestion of the conjunctiva. The opaque areas may, in severeCases, coalesce, and cover the whole cornea. Although primarily attackingone eye, it soon involves the other. There may coexist an iritis, presentingsymptoms which are indolent in character without the severe pain and photo-phobia so often seen in many cases of iritis. It may be difficult to recognizethe existence of iritis when the cornea is opaque from the presence of abun-dant interstitial keratitis. Deeper-seated troubles, such as choroiditis and reti-nitis, may occasionally occur. The Genitalia.—Occasionally a painless enlargement of one or both testi-cles may be noticed, accompanied by a slight degree of hydrocele. This con-dition may
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