Presentation & Outcomes of Acute Syphilitic Posterior Placoid Chorioretinopathy
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Syphilis is often known as the “the great masquerader” because it can mimic symptoms and look like a wide array of other diseases. Dr. Edmund Tsui interviews Dr. Michael Huvard to get to the bottom of how acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinopathy presents itself in eyes and the outcomes for these patients, from his Ophthalmology article “Clinical Characteristics and Visual Outcomes of Acute Syphilitic Posterior Placoid Chorioretinopathy” Clinical Characteristics and Visual Outcomes of Acute Syphilitic Posterior Placoid Chorioretinopathy. Mirzania, Delaram et al. Ophthalmology Retina, Volume 7, Issue 12, 1080 - 1086 Sign up for the next Ophthalmology Journal Virtual Club on March 6, 2024, at https://store.aao.org/ophthalmology-virtual-journal-club.html
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