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. 1981 Dec;57(6):367–371. doi: 10.1136/sti.57.6.367

Tumour-like pulmonary lesion in secondary syphilis: a case report

H Schibli 1, M Harms 1
PMCID: PMC1045976  PMID: 7326550

Abstract

Radiographic studies have rarely identified tumours of purely syphilitic origin, which are more often present in tertiary syphilis. In this study, a pseudo-neoplastic lesion was detected in a patient with secondary syphilis and rapidly cured by penicillin.

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