학술논문
Visual loss resulting from immunosuppressive therapy in patients with syphilitic uveitis
Document Type
report
Author
Source
Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia. June 2015 78(3)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0004-2749
Abstract
Permanent visual loss can be caused by improper use of immunosuppressive therapy in cases of uveitis without differential diagnosis of syphilitic uveitis. We present four cases of syphilitic uveitis that were incorrectly diagnosed as being secondary to rheumatic diseases and were subsequently treated with immunosuppressive therapy, leading to permanent visual loss. These cases highlight the importance of ruling out syphilis in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory ocular diseases before starting use of immunosuppressive therapy.