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Abstract We present a case of a human immunodeficiency virus–negative man with syphilitic meningovascular disease with subjacent involvement of brain parenchyma leading to a mass-forming inflammatory lesion that was pathologically… Click to show full abstract
Abstract We present a case of a human immunodeficiency virus–negative man with syphilitic meningovascular disease with subjacent involvement of brain parenchyma leading to a mass-forming inflammatory lesion that was pathologically distinct from a typical gumma. Syphilis was diagnosed after tissue obtained from a brain biopsy demonstrated spirochetes consistent with Treponema pallidum and confirmed by 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing.
Keywords:
syphilis presenting;
mass;
brain mass;
meningovascular syphilis;
presenting brain;
brain
Journal Title: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2021
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