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We describe the challenging clinical scenario of an adult male presenting with acute, uniocular, sight-threatening panuveitis to a tertiary eye emergency department. Clinically, this was characterised ...
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Medical experts are warning residents in the Northern Territory to get tested for syphilis following an explosion in cases of ...
Syracuse, NY -- There are nearly 30 times more cases of syphilis in Onondaga County than there were 20 years ago, according to county data.
Syphilis cases are on the rise in Onondaga County, the Health Department issuing an alert for ocular syphilis as well.
Ocular syphilis, a rare tertiary syphilis manifestation, can cause irreversible vision loss if not promptly diagnosed and treated. Diagnostic challenges arise from nonspecific clinical findings, ...
Tertiary syphilis, which can develop years to decades after the initial infection, is characterized by chronic inflammatory damage affecting multiple organ systems. Ocular syphilis, a potential ...
Additionally, at any stage of the disease, without treatment, syphilis can spread to the brain and nervous system (neurosyphilis), eyes (ocular syphilis) or ears (otosyphilis).
The infection is curable, especially with early diagnosis and treatment. Untreated syphilis can lead to severe health ...
Ocular syphilis is typically treated with penicillin, while most cases of pink eye go away on their own. What do you think? Be the first to comment.
But modern syphilis may have cropped up just before the arrival of Columbus, the scientists wrote in the study, and rapidly expanded in the early colonial period corresponding with the rise in ...
Shawnee County experienced an outbreak of syphilis dating back to May 2023, which KDHE said is affecting unhoused people and those who use drugs.