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Syphilis of the duodenum

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We recognize that the diagnosis of duodenal syphilis in this case is only presumptive, but the disappearance of the lesion under antisyphilitic treatment makes this diagnosis the most acceptable one. As Eusterman has said, “in all cases of syphilis in which a demonstrable gastric lesion is present, the condition should be regarded as syphilitic until it is proved otherwise.”

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  1. Department of Clinical Medicine and Roentgenology, University Hospital, School of Tropical Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico

    F. Herández-Morales & G. Ruiz-Cestero

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  1. F. Herández-Morales
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Department of Clinical Medicine and Roentgenology, University Hospital, School of Tropical Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Herández-Morales, F., Ruiz-Cestero, G. Syphilis of the duodenum. American Journal of Digestive Diseases 8, 302–303 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02998331

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