title: Syphilitic retinitis and panuveitis simulating acute retinal necrosis: case report.
abstract: Retinitis and panuveitis in immunocompetent patients is a rare and sight-threatening disease, of difficult diagnosis. A case of a 31-year-old male who presented with unilateral placoid retinitis and panuveitis, unsuccessfully treated as acute retinal necrosis, that in fact was syphilis, with neurosyphilis and excellent response to treatment is reported.
authors: Ophthalmology Department, Hospital of Clinics, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. felipizambon@hotmail.com
authors: Felipi
authors: F
authors: Zambon
authors: Frederico Lírio Nascimento
authors: FL
authors: Silva
authors: Adhele Furlani de Sá
authors: AF
authors: Cavalcante
authors: Yoshitaka
authors: Y
authors: Nakashima
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Helal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015864:Panuveitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012173:Retinitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins