Visual loss resulting from immunosuppressive therapy in patients with syphilitic uveitis
| Autor: | Rubens M. Belfort, Rubens Belfort, Vivian Cristina Costa Afonso, Emilia Inoue Sato, Cristina Muccioli, Heloisa Nascimento |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures Diagnostico diferencial Vision Disorders Visual Acuity Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test Diagnosis Differential Uveitis Uveítes/quimioterapia lcsh:Ophthalmology Transtornos da visão/etiologia medicine Humans In patient Syphilis Sífilis Relatos de casos medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody-Absorption Test Dermatology Ophthalmology lcsh:RE1-994 Female Differential diagnosis business Imunossupressores/efeitos adversos Immunosuppressive Agents Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico |
| Zdroj: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, Vol 78, Iss 3, Pp 185-186 (2015) Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, Vol 78, Iss 3, Pp 185-186 |
| ISSN: | 1678-2925 |
| Popis: | Permanent visual loss can be caused by improper use of immunosuppressive therapy in cases of uveitis without differential diagnosis of syphilitic uveitis. We present four cases of syphilitic uveitis that were incorrectly diagnosed as being secondary to rheumatic diseases and were subsequently treated with immunosuppressive therapy, leading to permanent visual loss. These cases highlight the importance of ruling out syphilis in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory ocular diseases before starting use of immunosuppressive therapy. |
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