Bilateral papillitis and unilateral focal chorioretinitis as the presenting features of syphilis

Bilateral papillitis and unilateral focal chorioretinitis as the presenting features of syphilis

BACKGROUND Syphilis is a multisystem bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum. The incidence of infection in the United States has risen by more than 75% since the year 2000, when it was at a low of 2.1 per 100,000 people. Ocular involvement may occur in any stage of infection and may present in a variety of ways, with posterior uveitis being the most common manifestation. We report a c...

Secondary syphilis presenting as SAPHO syndrome features.

The SAPHO syndrome may evolve following low virulent infections. This report describes a patient who developed a clinical syndrome that complied with the formal diagnostic criteria of the SAPHO following an infection with syphilis. His clinical manifestations gradually resolved following antibiotic therapy. This interesting association underlines the pathogenic circumstances linking infections ...

focal amyloidosis of the orbit presenting as a mass: mri and ct features

Primary syphilis presenting as bilateral nipple-areola eczematoid lesions.

Primary syphilis caused by Treponema pallidum usually develops in the genital region after sexual contact as syphilitic chancres. However, syphilitic chancres can also occur in extragenital regions, including sites of lips, tongue, palate, conjunctiva, neck, breasts, abdomen, intrascapular region, arms, palms, fingers, and thighs with an estimate of incidence ranging from 2% to 31% (1). Solitar...

Infantile congenital syphilis. Presenting with bilateral orchitis.

Case report A 9-day-old male infant was admitted to the Surgical division on July 19, 1969, for treatment of a scrotal swelling present since birth. Both testicles were enlarged, tender, and firm in consistency, and the overlying scrotal skin was inflamed. The child was otherwise apparently well. He was given intramuscular injections of crystalline penicillin 100,000 I.U. 6-hrly, and the scrota...