Diagnosis of Syphilitic Bilateral Papillitis Mimicking Papilloedema

Diagnosis of Syphilitic Bilateral Papillitis Mimicking Papilloedema

Syphilis produces myriad nonspecific signs and symptoms. For example, optic disk swelling might be seen in patients with syphilis as a result of cranial hypertension (papilloedema), inflammatory optic neuritis with papillitis, or optic perineuritis. We report a case involving differential diagnosis...

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Main Authors: Alicia Gonzalez-Martinez, Sonia Quintas, Diego Celdrán Vivancos, José Cebrián, José Vivancos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
syphilis
papillitis
papilloedema
optic disc swelling
bilateral vision loss
bilateral visual loss
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/1/19-1122_article

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