title: Occipital lobe gumma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Clinic, University Hospital of Patras, Rion, Patras, 26504, Greece. konfaropoulos@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7609-4766
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Faropoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Patras, Rion, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zolota
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Clinic, University Hospital of Patras, Rion, Patras, 26504, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gatzounis
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Gumma; Occipital lobe; Pharmaceutical–surgical treatment; Syphilis