• 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