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Case Reports
. 2014 Feb;22(1):4-8.
doi: 10.3109/09273948.2013.841960. Epub 2013 Oct 30.

Syphilitic outer retinopathy

Breno R Lima  1 , Efrem D Mandelcorn, Nupura Bakshi, Robert B Nussenblatt, H Nida Sen
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Case Reports

Syphilitic outer retinopathy

Breno R Lima et al. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2014 Feb.

Abstract

Purpose: To present ocular syphilis masquerading as an outer retinopathy.

Methods: Retrospective case series, including 2 patients with features of acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR) complex diseases.

Results: Laboratory results confirmed the diagnosis of syphilis in the 2 cases. Therapy with intravenous penicillin led to an improvement in symptoms, visual acuity, and ancillary testing.

Conclusions: The protean ophthalmic presentations of syphilis are well known. However, AZOOR-like presentation has not been described previously. This atypical outer retinopathy should alert physicians to keep syphilis in the differential diagnosis of any inflammatory disorder.

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  • Syphilitic uveitis.
    Cunningham ET Jr, Eandi CM, Pichi F. Cunningham ET Jr, et al. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2014 Feb;22(1):2-3. doi: 10.3109/09273948.2014.883236. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2014. PMID: 24490676 No abstract available.

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