Gastric syphilis

A sexually transmitted disease is seldom considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with clinical gastritis. A patient with gastric syphilis is reported to alert emergency department physicians to this entity. History and physical findings of syphilis should be sought and rapid plasma reag...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of emergency medicine 1997-03, Vol.15 (2), p.164-166
Hauptverfasser: Kolb, James C, Woodward, Lou Ann
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A sexually transmitted disease is seldom considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with clinical gastritis. A patient with gastric syphilis is reported to alert emergency department physicians to this entity. History and physical findings of syphilis should be sought and rapid plasma reagin tests should be obtained in the patient with severe or refractory gastritis.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90092-9