Syphilitic retinitis and panuveitis simulating acute retinal necrosis: case report.
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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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عنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia
دوره 73 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010