It also occurs in relation to septic lesions of the cranial bones such as a broken-down gumma, after operations on the cranial bones, and in cases of compound fracture attended with a mild degree of infection and with imperfect drainage.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
Anti-syphilitic treatment should be employed in the first instance to exclude the possibility of the lesion being of the nature of a gumma.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
The syphilitic gumma, which begins as a rounded indolent swelling, is usually situated in the middle line near the posterior edge of the hard palate.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson