Exudative Retinal Detachment: An Unusual Ocular Manifestation of Syphilis
Ocular syphilis is a disease known as a great simulator. It can affect the structures of the eye. It often manifests by an anterior uveitis. Posterior segment involvement is very rare and it is exceptionally complicated by exudative retinal detachment. We report the case of a patient with bilateral...
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| author | Belfaiza Soukaina Abdellaoui Taoufiq Fiqhi Issam Mouzari Yassine Reda Karim Oubaaz Abdel Bar |
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| description | Ocular syphilis is a disease known as a great simulator. It can affect the structures of the eye. It often manifests by an anterior uveitis. Posterior segment involvement is very rare and it is exceptionally complicated by exudative retinal detachment. We report the case of a patient with bilateral bullous retinal detachment in the context of ocular syphilis with a good evolution after treatment by penicillin G and corticotherapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c0d154edf11b4d128c3aedf6f51ed7ca2025-08-25T08:38:34ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Medical Specialities0976-28840976-28922022-10-0113424624810.4103/injms.injms_62_22Exudative Retinal Detachment: An Unusual Ocular Manifestation of SyphilisBelfaiza SoukainaAbdellaoui TaoufiqFiqhi IssamMouzari YassineReda KarimOubaaz Abdel BarOcular syphilis is a disease known as a great simulator. It can affect the structures of the eye. It often manifests by an anterior uveitis. Posterior segment involvement is very rare and it is exceptionally complicated by exudative retinal detachment. We report the case of a patient with bilateral bullous retinal detachment in the context of ocular syphilis with a good evolution after treatment by penicillin G and corticotherapy.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/injms.injms_62_22bilateral bullous retinal detachmentexudative retinal detachmentocular syphilis |
| spellingShingle | Belfaiza Soukaina Abdellaoui Taoufiq Fiqhi Issam Mouzari Yassine Reda Karim Oubaaz Abdel Bar Exudative Retinal Detachment: An Unusual Ocular Manifestation of Syphilis Indian Journal of Medical Specialities bilateral bullous retinal detachment exudative retinal detachment ocular syphilis |
| title | Exudative Retinal Detachment: An Unusual Ocular Manifestation of Syphilis |
| title_full | Exudative Retinal Detachment: An Unusual Ocular Manifestation of Syphilis |
| title_fullStr | Exudative Retinal Detachment: An Unusual Ocular Manifestation of Syphilis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exudative Retinal Detachment: An Unusual Ocular Manifestation of Syphilis |
| title_short | Exudative Retinal Detachment: An Unusual Ocular Manifestation of Syphilis |
| title_sort | exudative retinal detachment an unusual ocular manifestation of syphilis |
| topic | bilateral bullous retinal detachment exudative retinal detachment ocular syphilis |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/injms.injms_62_22 |
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