The Great Imitator: Ocular Syphilis Presenting as Posterior Uveitis
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The Great Imitator: Ocular Syphilis Presenting as Posterior Uveitis
BACKGROUND Syphilis is often known as the "Great Imitator". The differential diagnosis of posterior uveitis is broad with ocular syphilis being particularly challenging to diagnose as it presents similarly to other ocular conditions such as acute retinal necrosis. CASE REPORT A 34-year-old woman with multiple sexual partners over the past few years presented with painful and progressively wor...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.893907