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Syphilitic retinitis and panuveitis simulating acute retinal necrosis: case report

Retinite e panuveíte por sífilis simulando necrose aguda de retina: relato de caso

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.

Eye infections; Syphilis; Neurosyphilis; Uveitis; Retinitis; Sexually transmitted diseases; Human; Male; Adult; Case reports


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