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J Clin Neurosci
; 15(3): 308-10, 2008 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18187326
ABSTRACT
We report a patient with a temporal lobe syphilitic gumma mimicking a malignant brain tumour in a 43-year-old immunocompetent man. The diagnosis was confirmed histologically and using polymerase chain reaction. Syphilitic gummatous involvement of the central nervous system is rare, with only a few cases having been reported. The unique feature of this case was the extensive oedema surrounding the lesion, suggestive of an active process.