SYPHILIS OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS

Course overview

SYPHILIS IS CAUSED BY INFECTION BY THE SPIROCHETE, TREPONEMA PALLIDUM. OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS CAN OCCUR AT ANY STAGE OF THE DISEASE WITH VARIED CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS. SYPHILIS CAN INVOLVE ALMOST ANY OCULAR STRUCTURE, BUT POSTERIOR UVEITIS AND PANUVEITIS ARE THE MOST COMMON PRESENTATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OCULAR SYPHILIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.