| Title: |
Visual loss resulting from immunosuppressive therapy in patients with syphilitic uveitis |
| Authors: |
Afonso, Vivian Cristina Costa, Nascimento, Heloisa, Belfort, Rubens M., Sato, Emilia Inoue, Muccioli, Cristina, Belfort Jr., Rubens |
| Source: |
Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia. June 2015 78(3) |
| Publisher Information: |
Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2015. |
| Publication Year: |
2015 |
| Subject Terms: |
Syphilis, Uveitis/drug therapy, Immunosuppressive agents/therapeutic use, Immunosuppressive agents/adverse effects, Vision disorders/etiology, Case reports |
| More Details: |
Permanent visual loss can be caused by improper use of immunosuppressive therapy in cases of uveitis without differential diagnosis of syphilitic uveitis. We present four cases of syphilitic uveitis that were incorrectly diagnosed as being secondary to rheumatic diseases and were subsequently treated with immunosuppressive therapy, leading to permanent visual loss. These cases highlight the importance of ruling out syphilis in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory ocular diseases before starting use of immunosuppressive therapy. |
| Document Type: |
report |
| File Description: |
text/html |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
0004-2749 |
| DOI: |
10.5935/0004-2749.20150047 |
| Access URL: |
http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492015000300012 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edssci.S0004.27492015000300012 |
| Database: |
SciELO |
