Ocular manifestations of syphilis

Manifestations of Syphilis

Hospital Physician January 2009 43 S yphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete, named because of its resemblance to a twisted thread (Treponema) and pale color (pallidum).1 The term syphilis originates from the poem “Syphilis, sive Morbus Gallicus” by Girolamo Fracastoro, an Italian physician and poet (1478−1553), in which the fictional shepherd...

Oral manifestations of syphilis.

The past decade has shown a significant rise in the prevalence of infective syphilis in the developed world, and striking increases in its frequency have occurred in Eastern Europe, particularly the UK, and in the US. Although oral manifestations of syphilis are most likely to be observed during secondary disease, all stages of the disease can give rise to oral lesions. Significant oral lesions...

Ocular manifestations of hypertension

Ocular Manifestations of Brucellosis

Brucellosis is considered a zoonotic disease which is still an important health problem in endemic areas such as the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Asia. Brucellosis is a sys‐ temic infection that might affect any organ or system in the body. Ocular involvement has been reported in 21% of brucellosis patients. The most common ocular manifestations of brucellosis were considered as anterior...

Clinical manifestations and cerebrospinal fluid status in ocular syphilis in HIV-Negative patients

BACKGROUND Syphilis with ocular involvement has reemerged as a critical health problem. The aim of the present study was to explore the clinical manifestations and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) status in ocular syphilis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative patients. METHODS The clinical records of patients with ocular syphilis presenting to the Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital in the per...