TY - JOUR
T1 - Ocular syphilis
AU - Furtado, João M.
AU - Simões, Milena
AU - Vasconcelos-Santos, Daniel
AU - Oliver, Genevieve F.
AU - Tyagi, Mudit
AU - Nascimento, Heloisa
AU - Gordon, David L.
AU - Smith, Justine R.
PY - 2022/3/1
Y1 - 2022/3/1
N2 - Multiple studies around the world suggest that syphilis is re-emerging. Ocular syphilis – with a wide range of presentations, most of which are subtypes of uveitis – has become an increasingly common cause of ocular inflammation over the past 20 years. Its rising incidence, diagnostic complexity, and manifestations that have only recently been characterized make ocular syphilis relevant from the public health, clinical, and scientific perspectives. We review the demographics, epidemiology, clinical features, ocular imaging findings, diagnosis, and medical management of this condition.
AB - Multiple studies around the world suggest that syphilis is re-emerging. Ocular syphilis – with a wide range of presentations, most of which are subtypes of uveitis – has become an increasingly common cause of ocular inflammation over the past 20 years. Its rising incidence, diagnostic complexity, and manifestations that have only recently been characterized make ocular syphilis relevant from the public health, clinical, and scientific perspectives. We review the demographics, epidemiology, clinical features, ocular imaging findings, diagnosis, and medical management of this condition.
KW - Ocular syphilis
KW - Sexually transmitted infections
KW - Syphilis
KW - Syphilitic uveitis
KW - Uveitis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85110514686&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/FT130101648
U2 - 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.06.003
DO - 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.06.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34147542
AN - SCOPUS:85110514686
SN - 0039-6257
VL - 67
SP - 440
EP - 462
JO - Survey of Ophthalmology
JF - Survey of Ophthalmology
IS - 2
ER -
