Cerebral syphilitic gumma presenting with intracranial gumma and pathologic vertebrae fractures

Cerebral syphilitic gumma presenting with intracranial gumma and pathologic vertebrae fractures

A 37-year-old female was admitted with worsening neurologic function. On arrival from an outside hospital, the patient was obtunded and intubated. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed nodular enhancement of the leptomeninges, intracranial osteolytic lesions, and diffuse vasogenic edema c...

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Main Authors: Ryan Thibodeau, MPH, Atin Goel, MBBS, Abtin Jafroodifar, MD, Matthew Klumpp, MD, Kavya Mirchia, MBBS, Amar Swarnkar, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Neurosyphilis
Treponema pallidum
Tertiary syphilis
Cerebral syphilitic gumma
Syphilitic bone disease
Central nervous system
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321000583

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