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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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Autores principales: Alqurashi, Moayad M, Badr, Maha, Bukhari, Abdullah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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