Ocular syphilis masquerading as bilateral peripheral ulcerative keratitis
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Ocular syphilis masquerading as bilateral peripheral ulcerative keratitis
Ocular syphilis has varied manifestations in the eye. Peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) is a crescent-shaped ulcer involving the peripheral cornea and associated with thinning. PUK is caused by both autoimmune and infectious diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculosis, and herpes. Here, we report a rare case of bilateral PUK caused by syphilis. A 55-year-old man presented with recu...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2211-5056
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjo.2016.06.002