A Case of Syphilitic Uveitis in an Immunocompetent Patient.
- Author:
In Sik WON
1
;
Yae Min PARK
;
Hyon Joung CHO
;
Hyung Soo KIM
;
Jong Goo SEO
;
Jin Yong KIM
;
Dong Heun NAM
;
Yoon Soo PARK
;
Yiel Hae SEO
;
Yong Kyun CHO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Syphilitic uveitis; Visual disturbance; Immunocompetent patient
- MeSH: Delayed Diagnosis; HIV; Humans; Incidence; Inflammation; Korea; Penicillins; Rare Diseases; Syphilis; Uveitis; Vision, Ocular
- From: Infection and Chemotherapy 2009;41(4):233-235
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Syphilis is re-emerging worldwide due to the HIV epidemic. Prior to the introduction of penicillin, syphilis was the second most common primary cause of all cases of uveitis. Today, ocular syphilis is a rare disease, especially in an immunocompetent patient. Variable manifestation without pathognomonic signs of ocular syphilis often lead to delayed diagnosis, resulted in irreversibile loss of vision. In Korea, syphilitic uveitis has not been reported in an immunocompetent patient since 1984. We experienced a case of syphilitic uveitis in an immunocompetent man with visual deterioration. As the incidence of syphilis is increasing in these days, a high degree of clinical suspicion should be considered in patients with unexplained ocular inflammation and visual disturbances.
