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Syphilitic retinitis and panuveitis simulating acute retinal necrosis: case report

  • Zambon F
  • Silva F
  • Cavalcante A
  • et al.
Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia (2010) 73(3) 288-290
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492010000300016
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Abstract

Retinitis and panuveitis in immunocompetent patients is a rare and sight-threatening disease, of difficult diagnosis. A case of a 31-year-old male who presented with unilateral placoid retinitis and panuveitis, unsuccessfully treated as acute retinal necrosis, that in fact was syphilis, with neurosyphilis and excellent response to treatment is reported.

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Zambon, F., Silva, F. L. N., Cavalcante, A. F. de S., Nakashima, Y., & Helal Jr, J. (2010). Syphilitic retinitis and panuveitis simulating acute retinal necrosis: case report. Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, 73(3), 288–290. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0004-27492010000300016

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