Severe acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis with complete spontaneous resolution: The natural course

Purpose: We report on a case of unilateral acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis (ASPPC) with spontaneous resolution of the lesions, and discuss the role of an altered versus adequate immune response as the major pathogenic factor.Methods: We describe a case of acute loss of visual acui...

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Main Authors: Franco, Mónica, Nogueira, Vanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2016-02-01
Series:GMS Ophthalmology Cases
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/oc/2016-6/oc000039.shtml