Gastric involvement in a patient with secondary syphilis

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 368-371

  Massironi, S ^a   Carmagnola, S ^a   Penagini, R ^a   Conte, D ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastritis; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SATIETY; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; STOMACH DISEASE; STOMACH MUCOSA; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; MALE; STOMACH DISEASES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 24044521057     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2004.05.017     Document Type: Article

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