18.3 Acute Syphilitic Posterior Placoid Chorioretinitis Introduction: Ocular syphilis is a rare manifestation of disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. Intraocular infection may be acquired during the secondary or tertiary stages of infection. This disease is most prevalent in the fifth decade of life in men. Of note, there is high correlation with co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Clinical Features: Acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis is a specific and characteristic manifestation of ocular syphilis. A singular or multiple yellow-colored, circular, deep retinal or choroidal plaques located in the macula are characteristically present. The lesions may be multifocal and subtle. Bilaterality occurs in about half of affected patients. Only gold members can continue reading. Log In or Register to continue Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related Related posts: Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Myopic Choroidal Neovascular Membrane Birdshot Chorioretinopathy Choroidal Melanoma Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel Join Tags: Handbook of Retinal OCT Optical Coherence Tomography Jun 19, 2016 | Posted by admin in OPHTHALMOLOGY | Comments Off on Acute Syphilitic Posterior Placoid Chorioretinitis Full access? Get Clinical Tree
18.3 Acute Syphilitic Posterior Placoid Chorioretinitis Introduction: Ocular syphilis is a rare manifestation of disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. Intraocular infection may be acquired during the secondary or tertiary stages of infection. This disease is most prevalent in the fifth decade of life in men. Of note, there is high correlation with co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Clinical Features: Acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis is a specific and characteristic manifestation of ocular syphilis. A singular or multiple yellow-colored, circular, deep retinal or choroidal plaques located in the macula are characteristically present. The lesions may be multifocal and subtle. Bilaterality occurs in about half of affected patients. Only gold members can continue reading. Log In or Register to continue Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related Related posts: Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Myopic Choroidal Neovascular Membrane Birdshot Chorioretinopathy Choroidal Melanoma Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel Join
