Diagnosis of Syphilitic Bilateral Papillitis Mimicking Papilloedema.

Autor: Gonzalez-Martinez, Alicia, Quintas, Sonia, Celdrán Vivancos, Diego, Cebrián, José, Vivancos, José, Vivancos, Diego Celdrán
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Jan2020, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p171-173, 3p, 1 Chart
Abstrakt: Syphilis produces myriad nonspecific signs and symptoms. For example, optic disk swelling might be seen in patients with syphilis as a result of cranial hypertension (papilloedema), inflammatory optic neuritis with papillitis, or optic perineuritis. We report a case involving differential diagnosis of syphilitic bilateral papillitis mimicking papilloedema. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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