in the upper parts of the body,

身体的上面部分
the patient suffered from pernicious catarrh that eroded the palate,

病人经受恶性粘膜炎恶性粘膜炎腐蚀
or the pharynx and tonsils.

下颚或者喉咽或者扁桃体
In some cases the lips, the nose and eyes were eaten away,

在一些病例中侵蚀了嘴唇鼻子和眼睛
or in others, the whole of the sexual organs.

在其它病例中是整个性器官
Moreover, many patients suffered from the great deformity,

许多病人遭受严重的残疾
or gummata that developed.

或是长了梅毒瘤的痛苦
Besides all of the above symptoms, as if they were not bad enough,

除以上所有症状似乎它们并不很糟糕
violent pains attacked the muscles.

肌肉剧烈地疼痛
These pains were persistent, tormented the sufferer chiefly at night,

这些疼痛是持久的主要在晚上
and were the most cruel of all the symptoms."

是所有症状中最残酷的
There is a theory that maybe

有一种理论认为