A rare case of hereditary syphilis : with remarks on interstitial keratitis / by George Ogilvie.

  • Ogilvie, George.
Date:
1893
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A rare case of hereditary syphilis : with remarks on interstitial keratitis / by George Ogilvie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    As to the history of the father, lie was formerly healthy and strong, but contracted a hard chancre at the end of 1873, being at the time engaged to be married. lie was treated for some months by mercurial pills along with iodide of potassium until the sore disappeared. He was married in April, 1874, about six months after the appearance of the sore, and shortly after marriage the first secondary symptoms were noticed—viz., a sore throat and a sore place on the tongue—but he was not aware of ever having had anv skin affection. The mercurial treatment was tried for some months and was again adopted after the birth of the first child, although there were no symptoms present at the time. In 1879 his hearing was impaired and gradually became worse, and he was told by his medical attendant that the left drum was per- forated. About seven years ago he suffered from mental depression accompanied by hallucinations of sight. His medical attendant attributed this condition to overwork, but he himself was con- vinced that it was due to his former complaint. In 1887 he had an apoplectic seizure causing paralysis of the left arm and leg, with loss of speech; the saliva ran from the left angle of his mouth and he was unable to move his tongue freely. The power of speech returned after a few hours, and the other symptoms rapidly improved and disappeared completely after some weeks. Soon