Syphilitic aortitis is inflammation of the aorta associated with the tertiary stage of syphilis infection. Historians of syphilitic disease credit Paracelsus with the recognition of the inherited character of syphilis. There are many differences and similarities between the conditions syphilitic chancre and chancroid. In contrast to syphilitic ulcers, inguinal lymphadenopathy is generally mild or absent. He now had salvarsan for treating syphilitic ulcers and framboesia. Marchiafava described for the first time the histopathology of syphilitic cerebral arteritis. The prostitutes have black spots on their faces to cover syphilitic sores. If the disease progresses, syphilitic aortitis leads to an aortic aneurysm. Allen died of syphilitic meningitis in 1922, at the age of 40. In Tan's autopsy, Broca determined he had a syphilitic lesion in the left cerebral hemisphere. The most common complication is syphilitic aortitis, which may result in aortic aneurysm formation. Colin Wilson theorised that Williams was syphilitic and harboured a grudge against humanity. Rochester's face has become disfigured by syphilitic gummata, which he hides beneath a mask. Syphilitic infection leads to the production of nonspecific antibodies that react to cardiolipin. He is also the patron saint of skin disease sufferers and syphilitic people.