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Macular pseudohypopyon from secondary syphilis
D P Ouano1, A J Brucker, B R Saran
1Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|March 1, 1995
Abstract
Purpose/Methods:
Acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis causes visual loss in patients with secondary syphilis. The condition is characterized by vitreitis and large, yellow placoid lesions in the macula. We examined a patient with syphilis who had a serious retinal detachment and an exudative fluid meniscus (pseudohypopyon).
Results/Conclusions:
Visual recovery and complete resolution of the chorioretinal lesion occurred after intravenous penicillin therapy. Secondary syphilis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any patient with a macular pseudohypopyon.