syphilitic osteochondritis

syph·i·lit·ic os·te·o·chon·dri·tis

inflammation of the epiphysial line associated with congenital syphilis. Synonym(s): Wegner disease

Wegner,

Friedrich R.G., German pathologist, 1843-1917. Wegner disease - inflammation of the epiphyseal line associated with congenital syphilis. Synonym(s): syphilitic osteochondritisWegner line - a narrow whitish line at the junction of the epiphysis and diaphysis of a long bone, related to syphilitic epiphysitis.