Uveitis Presented as a Case of Ocular Syphilis – A Rare Presentation

Ocular Uveitis as the Initial presentation of Acquired Syphilis

Introduction: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted, chronic, systemic infection caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. If left untreated, the disease progresses though 4 stages, with the potential to cause significant morbidity to any major organ of the body. Common syphilitic ocular manifestations, including anterior, intermediate and posterior uveitis, chorioretinitis, retinitis, retinal ...

Ocular uveitis as the initial presentation of syphilis.

BACKGROUND To document the characteristics of syphilitic patients who present with ocular uveitis clinically and are diagnosed by an ophthalmologist first. METHODS Retrospective chart review of uveitis patients in the department of ophthalmology between 1992 and 2004 was done. We included only those patients with positive serologic tests, active ocular uveitis, and record of detailed examinat...

[Ocular syphilis: a rare presentation of secondary syphilis in an immunocompetent patient].

Motor Aphasia as a Rare Presentation of Fat Embolism Syndrome; A Case Report

  Fat embolism syndrome is a clinical diagnosis, and diagnostic procedures are not specific. In every trauma patient, Fat embolism syndrome has to be considered as a possibility and supportive treatment should begin as soon as possible. The authors reported a rare case of Fat embolism syndrome whose only neurological symptom was motor aphasia. A young man sustained comminuted femoral shaft frac...

Hemoptysis as a Rare Presentation of Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm

Hemoptysis is the rarest presentation of thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA).This critical condition is one of the life-threatening medical emergencies. Even with prompt approaches, TAA can have highly terrible outcomes.   Although TAA is an almost asymptomatic condition that is accidentally discovered, imaging with contrast is the most useful modality to diagnosis it.