Diagnosis of syphilitic bilateral papillitis mimicking papilloedema

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Abstract

Syphilis produces myriad nonspecific signs and symptoms. For example, optic disk swelling might be seen in patients with syphilis as a result of cranial hypertension (papilloedema), inflammatory optic neuritis with papillitis, or optic perineuritis. We report a case involving differential diagnosis of syphilitic bilateral papillitis mimicking papilloedema.

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Gonzalez-Martinez, A., Quintas, S., Vivancos, D. C., Cebrián, J., & Vivancos, J. (2020). Diagnosis of syphilitic bilateral papillitis mimicking papilloedema. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(1), 171–173. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2601.191122

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