The great imitator on the rise: ocular and optic nerve manifestations in patients with newly diagnosed syphilis

• Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (Oxford, England) Vol. 97; no. 4; pp. e641 - e647
• Main Authors: Klein, Ainat, Fischer, Naomi, Goldstein, Michaella, Shulman, Shiri, Habot‐Wilner, Zohar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Acuity; Bacterial infections; Brain diseases; Corticoids; Corticosteroids; Diagnosis; Disseminated infection; Edema; Health care facilities; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Inflammation; inflammatory disc oedema; Intravenous administration; Males; Medical records; neurosyphilis; Optic nerve; Optic neuropathy; Patients; Penicillin; Syphilis; Treponema pallidum; uveitis; Visual acuity; optic neuropathy; syphilis; neurosyphilis; uveitis; inflammatory disc oedema; Treponema pallidum

Purpose Ocular manifestations of syphilis have been reported in 2–10% of systemic infection. The purpose of this study was to report the incidence of ocular syphilis and various ocular manifestations, particularly optic nerve involvement, in newly diagnosed cases. Methods This was a retrospective st...