Syphilitic retinitis presentations: punctate inner retinitis and posterior placoid chorioretinitis
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DOI: 10.1007/s10792-020-01569-0
Abstract: Purpose To describe two distinct presentations of syphilitic fundus features in a series of patients with ocular syphilis. Methods This is a retrospective, interventional case series of 22 eyes from 16 serology confirmed cases. Clinical… read more here.
Keywords: inner retinitis; placoid chorioretinitis; retinitis; posterior placoid ... See more keywords
Acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinopathy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101361
Abstract: A 60-year-old man, with no known history of HIV, ocular or sexually transmitted infections, presented with new onset flashing lights and decreased vision in his right eye (Snellen 20/200) for 4 days. Dilated fundoscopic examination… read more here.
Keywords: posterior placoid; placoid chorioretinopathy; syphilitic posterior; acute syphilitic ... See more keywords
Syphilis presenting as acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243923
Abstract: © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. DESCRIPTION A 59yearold man who has sex with men presented to the emergency department with a 1week history of… read more here.
Keywords: acute syphilitic; placoid chorioretinitis; placoid; chorioretinitis ... See more keywords
Choriocapillaris Involvement in Acute Syphilis Posterior Placoid Chorioretinitis is Responsible for Functional Impairment and Points towards an Immunologic Mechanism: A Comprehensive Clinicopathological Approach
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DOI: 10.4103/joco.joco_184_20
Abstract: Purpose: To evaluate the multimodal imaging of acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis (ASPPC) lesions in order to elucidate their pathophysiology which seems to resemble choriocapillaritis as in primary inflammatory choriocapillaropathies such as multifocal choroiditis (MFC)… read more here.
Keywords: choriocapillaris; posterior placoid; placoid chorioretinitis; placoid ... See more keywords