Treponema pallidum in nerve fibres.
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- 1 February 1975
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Vol. 51 (1) , 10-18
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.51.1.10
Abstract
Ultrathin sections of a rabbit scrotal syphiloma were examined by electron microscopy. Treponemes were observed in the endo-, peri-, and epineurium of the nerve fibre. The significance of these findings, in that infection may be transmitted via the nerve fibres and pain reduced by damage to the afferent fibres, are discussed.Keywords
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