Case Report: The great mimicker: cerebral syphilitic gumma

Case Report: The great mimicker: cerebral syphilitic gumma

Cerebral syphilitic gumma, a rare form of neurosyphilis, poses significant diagnostic challenges due to its imaging similarities to gliomas and brain metastases. This report details the diagnostic and therapeutic journey of a patient with cerebral syphilitic gumma admitted to the Department of Neuro...

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Main Authors:	Jiahui Liu, Kun Sun, Yanxia Deng, Lianshu Ding
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Series:	Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:	cerebral syphilitic gumma neurosyphilis cerebral syphilis case report neurosurgery infectious disease
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1600412/full
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