An immunocompetent migrant presenting with neurosyphilis with an unusual unilateral papillitis: a case report

Unilateral papillitis caused by Treponema pallidum was found in an immunocompetent homosexual patient with severe vision loss who had received previous antibiotics treatment. Syphilis-related ocular manifestation is more common in the early stages of the disease and it can be associated with a centr...

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Main Authors: Turchetti, Paolo, Pacella, Fernanda, Pacella, Elena, Mirisola, Concetta, Uccella, Ilaria
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3337542/