PENICILLIN AND PENICILLIN-MALARIA IN THE TREATMENT OF TABES DORSALIS

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Article1 July 1949PENICILLIN AND PENICILLIN-MALARIA IN THE TREATMENT OF TABES DORSALISHENRY PACKER, M.D., F.A.C.P., Y. T. WONG, M.D.HENRY PACKER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, Y. T. WONG, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-31-1-96 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe demonstration of favorable results with the use of penicillin in the treatment of tabes dorsalis, shortly after the introduction of this drug in the treatment of syphilis, was of special interest, in view of the highly complex and uncertain origin of the clinical manifestations of this disease. Stokes et al.1reported in 1944 that improvement in lightning pains following treatment with penicillin occurred in four of seven patients with this symptom. Subsequently Gammon et al.2reporting on a larger series, found that 66 per cent of tabetic patients with abnormal spinal fluids showed improvement in spinal fluid following penicillin...Bibliography1. STOKESSTERNBERGSCHWARTZMAHONEYMOOREWOOD JHTHWHJFJEWB: The action of penicillin in late syphilis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1944, cxxvi, 73-79. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. GAMMONSTOKESBEERMANINGRAHAMLENTZMORGANSTEELEROSE GDJHHNRJWHGWEK: Penicillin in neurosyphilis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1945, cxxviii, 653-654. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. O'LEARYBRUNSTINGOCKNLY PALAO: Penicillin in the treatment of neurosyphilis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1946, cxxx, 698-700. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. STOKESSTEIGERGAMMONSTEELEBEERMANINGRAHAMGYORGYROSELENTZ JHHPGDWHHNRPEKJW: Penicillin alone in neurosyphilis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1946, cxxxi, 1-7. Google Scholar5. KOTEENDOTYWEBSTERMCDERMOTT HEJBW: Penicillin therapy in neurosyphilis, Am. Jr. Syph., Gonor. and Ven. Dis., 1947, xxxi, 1-13. Google Scholar6. WONGPACKER YTH: Penicillin and penicillin-malaria in the treatment of neurosyphilis, Am. Jr. Syph., Gonor. and Ven. Dis. In press. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Memphis, Tennessee*Received for publication January 22, 1948.The work described in this paper was initiated under a contract between the Office of Scientific Research and Development and the University of Tennessee, and completed under a grant from the United States Public Health Service.From the Division of Preventive Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEXPERIENCES WITH A FOLLOW-UP EXAMINATION OF 200 TABETIC PATIENTSSyphilis 1 July 1949Volume 31, Issue 1Page: 96-104KeywordsDrugsMedical servicesPenicillinPreventive medicineSyphilis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...