Chorioretinitis of unknown origin in a young man. Diagnosis: Chorioretinitis as primary manifestation of syphilis;Chorioretinitis unklarer genese bei einem jungen mann

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 518-520

  Meyer, C H ^a,b   Silva Papi, M ^a   Mennel, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST; BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MALE;

ADULT; CHORIORETINITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 3142729055     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-003-0871-6     Document Type: Article

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