title: Reversal of Severe Visual Loss from Syphilitic Chorioretinitis Following Penicillin Treatment.
abstract: A 51-year-old Caucasian male was referred to neuro-ophthalmology clinic for an evaluation of acute onset of painless visual loss in the left eye. The ocular examination revealed subtle retinal changes suspicious for chorioretinitis. Laboratory workup revealed a reactiveTreponema pallidumparticle agglutination assay (TP-PA), confirming the diagnosis of ocular syphilis. The patient was treated with intravenous infusion of penicillin with complete recovery of vision and resolution of retinal abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Evan J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Yanjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
keywords: Autofluorescence; Treponema pallidum; chorioretinitis; optical coherence tomography (OCT); syphilis; vision loss