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William B. Ober, MD

JAMA. 1970;212(1):91-95.

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That gonorrhea is an infectious venereal disease is known to physician and layman alike, but the history of a patient who, between the ages of 20 and 50 years contracts no fewer than 12 new gonorrheal infections, suggests a compelling psychogenic factor to explain his repeated exposures to sources of infection. The suggestion is reinforced when we learn that the patient was a man of good family, sound education, a practicing lawyer, possessed of literary talent, and on terms of familiar intercourse with some of the most notable public figures of his day. Such was the case of James Boswell (1740-1795), long known chiefly as Samuel Johnson's friend and biographer, but now, since the discovery and publication of his private papers, a literary figure in his own right. The discovery of the Boswell papers at Malahide Castle near Dublin and at Fettercairn House in Scotland; their acquisition by Lt Col . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Beth Israel Hospital, New York.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to 10 Nathan D. Perlman PI, New York 10003 (Dr. Ober).

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