Syphilitic retinitis and panuveitis simulating acute retinal necrosis: Case report;Retinite e panuveíte por sífilis simulando necrose aguda de retina: Relato de caso

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-290

  Zambon, Felipi ^a   Silva, Frederico Lírio Nascimento ^a   De Sá Cavalcante, Adhele Furlani ^a   Nakashima, Yoshitaka ^a   Helal Jr , John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adult; Case reports; Eye infections; Human; Male; Neurosyphilis; Retinitis; Sexually transmitted diseases; Syphilis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; KIRISAWA UVEITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; RETINITIS; SYPHILIS; UVEITIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PANUVEITIS; PENICILLINS; RETINAL NECROSIS SYNDROME, ACUTE; RETINITIS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 78449251567     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27492010000300016     Document Type: Article

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