Open AccessUnilateral syphilitic optic neuritis without meningitis or uveitis
Author(s) -
Yamashita Shun,
Tago Masaki,
Nishi Tomoyo M.,
Yamashita Shuichi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5678
Subject(s) - medicine , optic neuritis , syphilis , uveitis , neuritis , meningitis , ophthalmology , penicillin , dermatology , surgery , multiple sclerosis , antibiotics , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
A 69‐year‐old man with left eye pain and visual impairment was diagnosed with syphilitic optic neuritis, who was successfully treated by penicillin. Although it is difficult to decide syphilis as the direct cause of optic neuritis, it is essential to diagnose syphilis in every patient with optic neuritis.