Sub-acute Painless Vision Loss Secondary to Neuro-Ocular Syphilis

There has been a consistent increase in syphilis cases in the United States over the past two decades. The prevalence of neuro-ocular involvement in syphilis is rare; however, with the increase in the prevalence of syphilis in the United States, more frequent encounters with complications of syphili...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Randhawa, Amarjyo, Randhawa, Kiratjyot, Sood, Akshat, Thirumalareddy, Joseph, Nair, Sunil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9940940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36814729
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34044
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Sumario:There has been a consistent increase in syphilis cases in the United States over the past two decades. The prevalence of neuro-ocular involvement in syphilis is rare; however, with the increase in the prevalence of syphilis in the United States, more frequent encounters with complications of syphilis may be expected. Here, we present a case of sub-acute painless vision loss secondary to neuro-ocular syphilis.

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