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
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
Journal title :
Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases