Necrotizing retinitis in a patient with syphilis: A case report

Yan Cheng1, Chenguang Wang, Guanfang Su

  • 1Eye Center of the Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.

Medicine
|March 3, 2021
PubMed
Summary

Ocular syphilis can present as necrotizing retinitis, mimicking ARN. Prompt diagnosis and intravenous penicillin treatment are crucial for improving vision in patients with this rare syphilitic manifestation.