Gumma of the Penis

Gumma of the penis.

Gumma of the penis is generally regarded as a rare condition and on that account it is likely to be overlooked as a possibility in the diagnosis of penile sores. As far as we can ascertain only eleven cases of penile gummata have been reported in the world literature during the past 40 years. In many of these cases the diagnosis was made on clinical grounds and not substantiated by histological...

Gumma of the testis and penis.

The case is described of a patient suffering from gummata of the testes and of the penis, and asymptomatic neurosyphilis. The diagnosis was made on the clinical findings and the strongly positive serological tests for syphilis. It was further supported by the response to penicillin.

TUBERCULOSIS OF THE GLANS PENIS

A rare case of tuberculosis of the glans penis is described in a 60 year old lranian individuaL

The Differential Diagnosis of Orbital Gumma.

Scleral gumma.

A married woman aged 47 years came to the Chatterjee Memorial Eye Hospital on November 2, 1954, with the history of sudden onset of pain and tenderness of the left eye 3 weeks previously. Since then she had noticed a small abscess-like swelling with redness around it in the upper part of the eyeball. Examination.-An almost round punched-out hole in the sclera was seen near the 12 o'clock positi...