Bilateral nongranulomatous anterior uveitis associated with chancre of the tongue: initial presentation of syphilis

BACKGROUND: This paper reports the case of a pleomorphic manifestation of syphilis, a reemerging sexually transmitted disease. FINDINGS: A 51-year-old male presented with bilateral nongranulomatous anterior uveitis associated with an isolated syphilitic chancre of the tongue that was successfully tr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Freitas-Neto, Clovis Arcoverde, Castro, Vinícius Monteiro, Vasconcelos-Santos, Daniel Vitor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2013
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3605062/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23514616
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1869-5760-3-33
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: This paper reports the case of a pleomorphic manifestation of syphilis, a reemerging sexually transmitted disease. FINDINGS: A 51-year-old male presented with bilateral nongranulomatous anterior uveitis associated with an isolated syphilitic chancre of the tongue that was successfully treated with parenteral benzathine penicillin. CONCLUSION: Syphilis has the potential to lead to any type of intraocular inflammation. A careful review of the symptoms is useful for the detection of extraocular signs of syphilitic infection.

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