objective the prevalence of syphilis is increasing in the world. although ocular syphilis is not a common presentation of syphilis, it occurs in 2.5 to 5% of patients with tertiary syphilis and less than 1% of patients with untreated late syphilis. patient we report a 58-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of decreased vision. he developed neurosensory detachment, retinitis and panuve...

The incidence of syphilis in the United States has increased markedly over the last decade, particularly among men who have sex with men (MSM). Although uncommon, ocular involvement is a potentially devastating clinical manifestation of syphilis. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection appears to increase the risk of ocular syphilis. Because of the lack of pathognomonic features for ocular...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. Ocular involvement can occur at any time, and it may affect 10% of patients in secondary stage, from 2% to 5% tertiary stage. Uveitis most common presentation ocular syphilis, affecting 0.4% 8% with systemic disease. Chorioretinitis posterior alteration. We present case 53-year-old male patient, presenting...

PURPOSE To describe the clinical presentation of patients diagnosed with presumed latent ocular syphilis and congenital ocular syphilis at tertiary referral center in Turkey, and to compare the clinical findings with patients described in other studies, specifically focusing on demographics and co-infections. METHODS This is a retrospective study reviewing the medical records of patients diag...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted, systemic, inflammatory disease caused by the spirochaete, Treponema pallidum. The natural history of untreated syphilis progresses through four distinct stages: primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary syphilis. Ocular involvement can occur at any stage part eye be affected. With exception syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis, diverse manifestations o...

This case describes an emergency department (ED) presentation of ocular syphilis in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patient. This is an unusual presentation of syphilis and one that emergency physicians should be aware of. The prevalence of syphilis has reached epidemic proportions since 2001 with occurrences primarily among men who have sex with men (MSM). This is a case of a 24-...

There appears to be a re-emergence of syphilis in recent times despite a steady decline in incidence for the past decade. Diagnosis of syphilis can be clinically challenging and ocular manifestations of syphilis have a myriad of presentations and severity. Ocular syphilis can occur at any stage of the disease and may also be the only presenting sign of syphilis. We report a case of acute unilat...

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...

BACKGROUND Ocular syphilis is reemerging as an important cause of uveitis in the new era of common co-infection with HIV. This study will reveal the clinical and laboratory characteristics in the group of individuals co-infected with ocular syphilis and HIV compared with HIV-negative individuals. In this retrospective observational case series, medical records of patients diagnosed with ocular ...

Introduction: Ocular syphilis is a rare manifestation of syphilis. manifestations vary and can occur at all stages the disease. Syphilis affect eye structures, main complaint blurred vision, accompanied by non-specific symptoms such as pain in eye, does not respond to steroids. Case: The male patient, 54 years old, presents with complaints both eyes slowly getting worse history sexual multi-par...