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Review of the Recent Literature, 1960-1961

HERMAN BEERMAN, M.D.; LESLIE NICHOLAS, M.D.; IRA L. SCHAMBERG, M.D.; MARVIN S. GREENBERG, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1962;109(3):323-344.

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The reawakening of syphilis, mentioned repeatedly in previous Reviews,¹ has reached a point beyond the expectations of the most pessimistic during the 27th Review period (July, 1960—July, 1961). The lay and semimedical press have announced this in hundreds of items in their headlines, such as: Runaway Rise in New VD Cases²; Syphilis Rise Stirs Action³; Primary and Secondary Cases of Syphilis in Florida Rise at "Disturbing Rate"⁴; Venereal Diseases Up⁵; Venereal Disease Figure in New York Highest in 10 Years⁶; Exhibit Shows How Syphilis Is "Disguised"⁷; Syphilis Resurgence⁸; Gonorrhea and Syphilis—A New Problem⁹; The Venereal Disease Problem Has a New Look¹⁰; Old Plague— New Challenge—Venereal Disease¹¹; Return of an Old Scourge¹²; Early Syphilis Epidemics in Arizona¹³; Venereal Disease: Is It Increasing in Mississippi?¹⁴; Reappearance of Syphilis: High Percentage Among Homosexuals¹⁵; Increase in Syphilis¹⁶; Increase . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
PHILADELPHIA

University of Pennsylvania, Departments of Dermatology, School of Medicine (Dr. Donald M. Pillsbury, Professor), and the Graduate School of Medicine (Dr. Herman Beerman, Chairman). Dr. Guthe is with the World Health Organization.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Sept. 13, 1961.

With the collaboration of T. Guthe, M.D., Geneva, Switzerland.

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