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Syphilitic gastropathy

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A case study of a 22-year-old male with periumbilical, postprandial pain, partially relieved by antacids, is presented. Abnormalities demonstrated on upper-gastrointestinal series and a positive FTA-ABS suggested gastric lues. This diagnosis was confirmed by demonstrating spirochetes in gastric mucosa, both by silver impregnation and fluorescent techniques specific forTreponema pallidum.

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  1. Departments of Gastroenterology, Family Medicine and Pathology, University of Miami Medical Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida

    Terence N. Reisman MD, F. Lynn Leverett MD, J. R. Hudson MD & Martin H. Kalser MD

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Reisman, T.N., Leverett, F.L., Hudson, J.R. et al. Syphilitic gastropathy. Digest Dis Sci 20, 588–593 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01074943

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