State-of-the-art review: neurosyphilis

MM Hamill, KG Ghanem… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We review key concepts in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of individuals with
neurosyphilis. We describe the epidemiology of syphilis in the United States, highlight …

Ocular syphilis

JM Furtado, M Simões, D Vasconcelos-Santos… - Survey of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multiple studies around the world suggest that syphilis is re-emerging. Ocular syphilis–with a
wide range of presentations, most of which are subtypes of uveitis–has become an …

Demystifying ocular syphilis–A major review

K Chauhan, A Fonollosa, L Giralt, J Artaraz… - Ocular Immunology …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Syphilis, caused by the spirochaete, Treponema pallidum, continues to be a public health
challenge globally with its rates steadily increasing in the past few years. The disease is …

Ocular vs neurosyphilis. are they the same? A guide to investigation and management

GA Reid, GM Halmagyi, C Whyte, PJ McCluskey - Eye, 2024 - nature.com
This article reviews key concepts in the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis and
management of ocular syphilis. It is not a systematic review or meta-analysis, but highlights …

Neurosyphilis in China: a systematic review of cases from 2009–2021

FZ Du, HN Zhang, JJ Li, ZJ Zheng, X Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Considered the increased threaten of neurosyphilis in China, a review on cases reported in
the literature to describe the clinical epidemiological characteristics of neurosyphilis cases …

[HTML][HTML] Syphilitic uveitis in HIV-positive patients: report of a case series, treatment outcomes, and comprehensive review of the literature

N Xu, JG Yuan, QJ Dai, C Yuan, Y He… - International Journal …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM To report the clinical characteristics, treatment and outcomes of active syphilitic uveitis
in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients and compare them with the …

The many faces of ocular syphilis: case-based update on recognition, diagnosis, and treatment

DC Schulz, SMA Orr, R Johnstone, MK Devlin… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, syphilis (Treponema pallidum) has become increasingly prevalent in
Canada, and as a result, rates of ocular syphilis are also rising. Classically, syphilis was …

Demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of ocular syphilis: 6-years case series study from an eye center in east-China

C Sun, G Liu, R Wu, Z Liu - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose To report the demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of ocular syphilis
based on a 6-year case series study from an eye center in East-China. Methods A total of …

Prognostic effect of HIV on visual acuity in ocular syphilis: a systematic review

LZ Wu, TM Orlowski, M Karunatilake, S Lee, P Mondal… - Eye, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Background/Objectives Ocular syphilis is a vision-threatening disease that can lead
to permanent blindness if left untreated. The global re-emergence of syphilis warrants …

Ocular Syphilis in Patients With Nonreactive Rapid Plasma Reagin and Positive Treponemal Serologies: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study

AM Mohareb, MB Barshak… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Screening for syphilis increasingly relies on positive treponemal rather than
nontreponemal tests (rapid plasma reagin [RPR]). We compared ocular syphilis in patients …