Occipital lobe gumma: a case report and review of the literature.

Acta Neurochir (Wien)

Neurosurgical Clinic, University Hospital of Patras, Rion, Patras, 26504, Greece.

Published: February 2017

Syphilis has plagued humanity for thousands of years. Despite the measures of precaution against its transmission and the advancement of modern pharmacology, late-stage phenomena like intracerebral gumma are not uncommon even today. We present a complex case, which has misled the physicians twice. Additionally, we performed a review of the contemporary literature about the common location, clinical findings and up-to-date treatment of intracerebral gummas.

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