Love: A Treatise on the Science of Sex-attraction: for the use of Physicians and Students of Medical JurisprudenceTalmey, Bernard Simon
Science
Love: A Treatise on the Science of Sex-attraction: for the use of Physicians and Students of Medical Jurisprudence
Talmey, Bernard Simon
Sex
In the respiratory tract we find, in the first place, the affections
of the nose. The septum of the nose is often destroyed, and the nose
sinks in, in the form of a triangle. The palate is sometimes destroyed
already in the secondary stage, and the patient’s speech is greatly
impaired. The syphilitic affections of the larynx cause extensive
destructions of the organ and a permanent impairment of the phonation.
Deformities of the trachea are not seldom the consequences of syphilis.
Pneumonia may also be caused by syphilis. Infiltrations of the lungs
are not such a rare occurrence. Gummata of the lungs may undergo the
destructive process, and cavities are formed which are not infrequently
diagnosed as tuberculosis.
The circulatory system is very often affected by syphilis, in the form
of arteriosclerosis. Gummata are sometimes found in all the muscular
parts of the heart. Syphilitic myocarditis and sclerotic endocarditis
are not rare. The syphilitic affection of the ganglia and the nerves
of the heart are the cause of different forms of angina pectoris. The
spleen and the other blood-producing organs, the bone-marrow, are
frequently the seat of syphilitic manifestations. Pseudoleukaemia is
often caused by syphilis. The different aneurisms are often caused by
syphilis of the arteries.
The genito-urinary system is especially affected by syphilis. Apart
from the initial affection, which is usually found at the genitals,
tertiary syphilis of the genital organs is not rare. Syphilitic
orchitis and gummata of the penis and testicles are often observed.
Gummata are also found on the external genitals of women. The ovaries
are often affected in form of diffuse or gummatous oöphoritis. Syphilis
is not seldom the etiological factor of Bright’s disease.
The skeleton is also often affectedly syphilis. Besides the
bone-marrow, the bones themselves are especially subject to syphilitic
lesions. No joint escapes the attack of syphilis. The most frequently
affected joints are the knees and the elbows.
The muscles are affected by syphilis in form of an irritative myositis
and of chronic interstitial inflammations. Gummatous infiltrations of
the muscles are no rarity. The tendons are affected in form of an acute
irritative tendo-synovitis. Swelling of the bursae is quite frequently
met with in syphilitic patients.
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