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Ocular Syphilis Presenting As Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochetal bacteria Treponema pallidum. It can cross the blood-brain barrier within days of the infection, causing neurosyphilis and ocular syphilis at any stage of the disease. Ocular syphilis can manifest in any part of the eye but usually...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8396798/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34466324 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16694 |