Incipient Syphilitic Papillitis

John J Chen; M. Tariq Bhatti; Elizabeth Bradley; James Garrity; Matthew J Thurtell

doi:10.1080/01658107.2019.1615959

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Incipient Syphilitic Papillitis

John J Chen, M. Tariq Bhatti, Elizabeth Bradley, James Garrity and Matthew J Thurtell

Neuro-ophthalmology (Amsterdam : Aeolus Press. 1980), Vol.44(1), pp.11-15

01/02/2020

DOI: 10.1080/01658107.2019.1615959

PMID: 32076443

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Abstract

Patients with syphilis can present with optic disc oedema (ODE) without visual compromise, which has been primarily attributed to papilloedema from raised intracranial pressure or optic perineuritis from optic nerve sheath inflammation. We report four cases of ODE in the setting of syphilis with preserved visual function, normal intracranial pressure, and no enhancement of the optic nerve or sheath on magnetic resonance imaging. We propose the term "incipient syphilitic papillitis" for cases presenting with ODE, preserved vision and absence of optic nerve sheath enhancement, which is likely a more common presentation than syphilitic optic perineuritis. Keywords: Syphilis; optic perineuritis; papillitis.

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Title: Subtitle: Incipient Syphilitic Papillitis
Creators: John J Chen - Mayo Clinic
M. Tariq Bhatti - Mayo Clinic
Elizabeth Bradley - Mayo Clinic
James Garrity - Mayo Clinic
Matthew J Thurtell - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Neuro-ophthalmology (Amsterdam : Aeolus Press. 1980), Vol.44(1), pp.11-15
DOI: 10.1080/01658107.2019.1615959
PMID: 32076443
NLM abbreviation: Neuroophthalmology
ISSN: 0165-8107
eISSN: 1744-506X
Language: English
Date published: 01/02/2020
Academic Unit: Neurology; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984187219702771

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