manifestation of sarcoidosis and syphilis Bilateral anterior uveitis as a presenting
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Painless syphilitic uveitis in the Emergency Department.
INTRODUCTION Syphilis is a sexually transmitted, systemic, chronic infection that can affect all structures of the eye from cornea to optic nerve.1,2 The British Ocular Syphilis Study (BOSS) reported an annual incidence of intraocular syphilis of 0.3 per million UK adult population based on 2014 data. Bilateral ocular involvement was present in 56%, and the mean presenting Snellen visual acuity...
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