Cerebral Syphilitic Gumma in Immunocompetent Man, Japan

Although cerebral syphilitic gummas are generally considered to be rare manifestations of tertiary syphilis, many reports exist of early cerebral syphilitic gumma. Our finding of cerebral syphilitic gumma in an HIV-negative man within 5 months after syphilis infection suggests that this condition sh...

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Autores principales: Kodama, Tatsuya, Sato, Hidenori, Osa, Morichika, Fujikura, Yuji, Kawana, Akihiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5782894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29350164
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.171444
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Sumario:Although cerebral syphilitic gummas are generally considered to be rare manifestations of tertiary syphilis, many reports exist of early cerebral syphilitic gumma. Our finding of cerebral syphilitic gumma in an HIV-negative man within 5 months after syphilis infection suggests that this condition should be considered in syphilis patients who have neurologic symptoms.

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