The Infected Eye by Nora V. Laver & Charles S. Specht

Author:Nora V. Laver & Charles S. Specht
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

There are distinctive appearances of retinal infection that can assist in rapid diagnosis of syphilitic uveitis. The first is the presence of superficial retinal precipitates in panuveitis [75]. The precipitates are small and creamy and can migrate over the infected regions of retina. Retinitis caused by syphilis has a mildly opacified appearance, which is often distinct from the typical chalky white appearance of necrotizing retinitis seen with viral infections (Figs. 6.9 and 6.10). One of the other features of syphilitic retinitis is that it leaves behind minimal disruption of the retinal pigment epithelium when it heals [75].

Fig. 6.9Retinitis of unknown etiology. TB tuberculosis, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, PCR polymerase chain reaction, HSV herpes simplex virus, VZV varicella zoster virus, CMV cytomegalovirus, ARN acute retinal necrosis, PORN progressive outer retinal necrosis

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