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gumma

Etiology: - tertiary syphilis Pathology: - granuloma - found in the liver (most common) - also found in brain, heart, skin, bone, testis, & other tissues - in brain, attached to the dura mater (extra-parenchymal)

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syphilis

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granuloma

References

  1. Wikipeia: Gumma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumma_%28pathology%29
  2. Cherniak W and Silverman M Syphilitic Gumma N Engl J Med 2014; 371:667. August 14, 2014 PMID: 25119612 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1313142