Literature DB >> 27088540

A case of a cerebral syphilitic gumma developed in a few months mimicking a brain tumor in a human immunodeficiency virus-negative patient.

Lingli Zhang1, Yulin Zhou2, Jun Chen1, Wenliang Yan1, Qingtao Kong1, Peiying Chen1, Hong Sang1.   

Abstract

Cerebral syphilitic gumma is extremely rare and easily misdiagnosed. We illustrate a case of a cerebral syphilitic gumma developed in just a few months mimicking a brain tumor in a HIV-negative patient and Treponema pallidum was detected in the cerebral syphilitic gumma.

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Keywords:  Biopsy; Treponema pallidum; cerebral syphilitic gumma; differential diagnosis; infection; inflammation

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Year:  2016        PMID： 27088540     DOI： 10.3109/02688697.2016.1173190

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Br J Neurosurg        ISSN： 0268-8697            Impact factor:   1.596


  6 in total

Review 1.  Syphilitic Gummata in the Central Nervous System: A Narrative Review and Case Report about a Noteworthy Clinical Manifestation.

Authors:  Lennart Barthel; Susann Hetze; Sarah Teuber-Hanselmann; Valérie Chapot; Ulrich Sure
Journal:  Microorganisms       Date:  2021-04-23

2.  Cerebral Syphilitic Gumma in Immunocompetent Man, Japan.

Authors:  Tatsuya Kodama; Hidenori Sato; Morichika Osa; Yuji Fujikura; Akihiko Kawana
Journal:  Emerg Infect Dis       Date:  2018-02       Impact factor: 6.883

3.  Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebral Syphilitic Gumma: A Report of Three Cases.

Authors:  Xuefei Shao; Di Qiang; Yinhua Liu; Quan Yuan; Jin Tao; Bihua Ji
Journal:  Front Neurosci       Date:  2018-02-27       Impact factor: 4.677

4.  Multiple Spinal Syphilitic Gummas Diagnosed by Postoperative Histopathology and Antibiotic Responsiveness: A Case Report.

Authors:  Manabu Niimura; Hideaki Imai
Journal:  NMC Case Rep J       Date:  2021-09-16

5.  Meningovascular Syphilis Presenting as a Brain Mass in an Immunocompetent Male.

Authors:  Khanh Pham; Lee Gottesdiener; Matthew S Simon; Alex Trzebucki; Grace A Maldarelli; Babacar Cisse; Joshua Lieberman; Elliot DeHaan; David Pisapia
Journal:  Open Forum Infect Dis       Date:  2021-08-31       Impact factor: 3.835

6.  The Application of MR Spectroscopy and MR Perfusion in Cerebral Syphilitic Gumma: A Case Report.

Authors:  Linyang Cui; Jie Liu; Wenjun Zhang; Zushan Xu; Hongjun Hou
Journal:  Front Neurosci       Date:  2020-10-21       Impact factor: 4.677
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