Ocular uveitis as the initial presentation of syphilis

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 274-280

  Hong, May Ching ^a   Sheu, Shwu Jiuan ^a,b   Wu, Tsung Tien ^a   Chuang, Chiu Tung ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Syphilis; Treponema pallidum; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; UVEITIS; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 34547880414     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(07)70004-7     Document Type: Article

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