Acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis in a Saudi patient
Ibrahim Shajry, Adel Akeely, Sulaiman AlSulaimanMiddle East African Journal of Ophthalmology 2020 27(3):191-194
A 37-year-old otherwise healthy male presented with paracentral scotoma in his right eye for 1 day with a history of having unprotected sex with multiple partners. The patient was diagnosed to have acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis with multimodal imaging including spectral-domain optical coherence tomography and fundus fluorescein angiography. His condition improved after 2 weeks course of intravenous benzyl penicillin 1.2 g every 4 h in collaboration with infectious disease physician.
Source: Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Ibrahim Shajry Adel Akeely Sulaiman AlSulaiman Source Type: research
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