Title of article
Syphilitic Retinitis and Panuveitis in an Immunocompetent Patient
Author/Authors
Manshouri، Shirin نويسنده , , Aminzadeh، Zohreh نويسنده , , Sayanjali، Shima نويسنده ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
Pages
2
From page
165
To page
166
Abstract
Objective: The prevalence of syphilis is increasing in the world. Although ocular syphilis is not a common presentation
of syphilis, it occurs in 2.5 to 5% of patients with tertiary syphilis and less than 1% of patients with untreated late
syphilis.
Patient: We report a 58-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of decreased vision. He developed
neurosensory detachment, retinitis and panuveitis in his left eye and retinitis in the right eye with no evidence of
neurosyphilis as an initial presentation of syphilis.
Conclusion: Ocular syphilis should be considered in the list of differential diagnoses of patients with ocular
manifestations to make the correct diagnosis and choose a proper treatment option.
Keywords
Neurosyphilis , Panuveitis , Retinitis , Ocular Syphilis
Journal title
Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases
Serial Year
2011
Journal title
Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases
Record number
2403723
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