title: Syphilitic disc edema and periphlebitis.
abstract: This photo essay shows the retinal findings in a patient with presumed syphilitic disc edema and periphlebitis. Resolution of these findings after treatment with penicillin is documented by improvement in visual acuity from 20/50 to 20/25 in the right eye and from 20/200 to 2/20 in the left eye. Photographic documentation of the resolution of retinal findings, including disc edema and periphlebitis, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Halperin
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Grand
mesh_terms: D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D010211:Papilledema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications*; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins