Abstract
In a study of one hundred and forty cases of diabetes mellitus, a positive Wassermann reaction was found in sixteen cases. Eight of these sixteen cases presented signs of tertiary syphilis. These eight cases were treated for the existing syphilis. There was no increase in tolerance for carbohydrate following the treatment. This may be due to the fact that the fibrosis of the pancreas produced by the syphilis is not changed by the treatment.
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