. Syphilis : a treatise on etiology, pathology, diagnosis, prognosis, prophylaxis, and treatment . ^ considered as due to periostitis, epiphysitisand to osteitis or osteomyelitis. It must be distinguished fromtuberculosis, and here the age of the patient, as well as thevarious clinical and laboratory signs will aid in making a cor-rect Fig. 137.—Children frequently show dactylitis. (Collection of Dr. Richard h. Sutton.) Osteochondritis was first described by Wegner^*^ in men have written on the subject, but one of the bestdescriptions is that by Post.^ According to this o
. Syphilis : a treatise on etiology, pathology, diagnosis, prognosis, prophylaxis, and treatment . ^ considered as due to periostitis, epiphysitisand to osteitis or osteomyelitis. It must be distinguished fromtuberculosis, and here the age of the patient, as well as thevarious clinical and laboratory signs will aid in making a cor-rect Fig. 137.—Children frequently show dactylitis. (Collection of Dr. Richard h. Sutton.) Osteochondritis was first described by Wegner^*^ in men have written on the subject, but one of the bestdescriptions is that by Post.^ According to this observer threetypes of lesion occur. The most characteristic and typical oc-curs along the line of ossification; the single line of demarca-tion becomes thickened and enlarged. In advanced stages asubluxation may occur. In addition there is frequently someperiostitis, and also certain changes in the marrow, which maybe responsible for the anemia that sometimes accompanies con-genital lues. Osteochondritis frequently results in the stuntedgrowth of the long bones. The pseudoparalyses of Parrot arenot infreciuent accompaniments of the disorder. Usually there CONGENITAL SYPHILIS 439 is considerable tenderness on pressure and the child cries whenhandled. This form of osseous syphilis is far from uncommon:Still states it occurs ii\from 11 to 2
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