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Does the gummatous syphiloderm invariably appear as a rounded well-defined tumor?

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

It is even possible to have the roof fall out of the mouth from gummatous changes and the Wassermann test yet be negative.

From The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People by Stokes, John H. (John Hinchman)

The ulcers have seldom the typically rounded or serpiginous outline of gummatous ulcers on other parts of the body.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

In the rare cases in which it attacks the articular end of a long bone, gummatous disease may implicate the adjacent joint and give rise to syphilitic arthritis.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The shoddy tissue is called "gummatous infiltration," and the tumor, if one is formed, is called a "gumma."

From The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People by Stokes, John H. (John Hinchman)