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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Main Authors: Belfaiza Soukaina, Abdellaoui Taoufiq, Fiqhi Issam, Mouzari Yassine, Reda Karim, Oubaaz Abdel Bar
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-10-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Specialities
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/injms.injms_62_22
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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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