Identifier: americanjournroen08ameruoft (find matches)
Title: The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: American Radium Society American Roentgen Ray Society
Subjects: Radiotherapy X-rays
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. C.C. Thomas
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ither breaks down orbecomes separated as secjuestra. If the bonyinvasion occurs primarily or early in the of the same density as that of the surround-ing living bone. Syphilis.—Boiie syphilis produces gum-matoits caries in irregularly distributed andvarious-sized areas (Fig. 15). This mayshade off into rarefying osteitis of the sur-rounding bone. A single area of reduceddensity of long duration speaks against syph-ilis, as the process usually extends, leading tomultiple areas of bone destruction. Secjuestraof appreciable size are rarely seen in syphilisof the long bones, but are sometimes found Studies in Reduction of Bone Density 36: in extensive involvement of the skull. Re- They are frequently interspersed with shad- gional atrophy of the living bone is usually ows from new bone formation. Hypertrophic slight or absent in syphilis, because function sclerosing syphilis with great increase in is less interfered with than in osteomyelitis density usually shows small, irregular areas
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Fig. 15. Acquired syphilis of humerus of twentymonths duration. Numerous irregularly distril)-uted, various-sized areas of reduced density andsurrounding areas of increased density.

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