SYPHILITIC RETINITIS - A CAUSE OF NECROTIZING RETINITIS
SYPHILITIC RETINITIS - A CAUSE OF NECROTIZING RETINITIS
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DOI：
10.1097/00006982-198400440-00002
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发表时间：
1984-01-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
JAMPOL, LM
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作者：
MENDELSOHN, AD;JAMPOL, LM
colon; A healthy-appearing male patient presented with signs of unilateral fibrinous iritis, necrotizing retinitis, retinal vasculitis, and vitritis, suggestive of a herpesvirus retinitis or acute retinal necrosis syndrome (ARN). The patient, an active homosexual, withheld the details of his sexual history, portraying himself as exclusively heterosexual. With the exception of a positive VDRL and FTA-ABS, the workup was negative. Examination of the cerebrospinal fluid confirmed the presence of neurosyphilis. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous penicillin, which resulted in a complete visual recovery. Syphilitic retinitis must be considered in evaluating patients with necrotizing retinitis.
