The evolution of untreated acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis captured by multimodal retinal imaging

Blair K. Armstrong; John Pitcher; Rajiv Shah; Christopher Brady; David Perlmutter; Sunir J. Garg

doi:10.3928/23258160-20141008-02

The evolution of untreated acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis captured by multimodal retinal imaging

Blair K. Armstrong, John Pitcher, Rajiv Shah, Christopher Brady, David Perlmutter, Sunir J. Garg

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Acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis (ASPPC) is a rare manifestation of syphilis. Most cases respond to systemic treatment of the underlying Treponema pallidum infection. The authors illustrate the natural progression of untreated ASPPC with multimodal retinal imaging.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	606-609
Number of pages	4
Journal	Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina
Volume	45
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3928/23258160-20141008-02
State	Published - Nov 1 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Ophthalmology
Surgery
General Medicine

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