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Michael Harrell1, Alessandro Marchese1,2,3, Lee M Jampol1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Retinal Cases & Brief Reports
|March 1, 2024
Abstract:
In this report, we describe an unsual clinical course preceding acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinopathy that demonstrates the importance of appropriate clinical testing for syphilis. The patient complained of waxing and waning visual symptoms for several months and demonstrated subtle fluctuating white spots (similar to MEWDS) prior to developing more characteristic findings of syphilitic chorioretinopathy.

