Syphilis presenting as acute multifocal retino-choroiditis

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 371-372

  Thomas, Shery ^a   Wiselka, Martin ^a   Dhar, Jyoti ^a   Bibby, Kim ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33746572033     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.99.7.371     Document Type: Article

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