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. 2019 Feb 5;11(2):e4015. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4015

Table 1. Clinical profile of patients with ocular syphilis.

RE, right eye; LE left eye; BE, both eyes; BOV, blurring of vision; HPT, hypertension; IHD, ischemic heart disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; N, normal; KP, keratic precipitates; BK, bullous keratopathy; SP, seclusio pupillae; PS, posterior synechia; IOP, intraocular pressure; mmHg, millimetres of mercury; CDR, cup-disc-ratio; PACG, primary angle closure glaucoma; AC, anterior chamber; VH, vitreous haemorrhage; DH, dot haemorrhage; BH blot haemorrhage; OD, optic disc; IV, intravenous; IM, intramuscular; MU, megaunit; BCVA, best corrected visual acuity; NPL, no perception of light; CF, counting fingers; HM, hand movement; ft, feet

  No   Age   Sex   Eye   Ocular symptoms   Duration (months)     High-risk behaviour   Comorbid   Ocular examination   Clinical diagnosis   Treatment   Initial BCVA   Final BCVA Follow-up duration (months)
RE LE RE LE RE LE
  1   61   F   RE   BOV 1 week Husband has syphilis   Nil KP, AC cells   N RE anterior uveitis IM penicillin 2.4 MU weekly for 3 weeks                          6/24     6/7.5   6/7.5   6/7.5   48
2 69 F RE RE BOV     36   Unknown Nil KP, SP, AC cells, chorioretinitis, macular edema, IOP 12 mmHg, CDR 0.9   BK, IOP 26mmHg  RE panuveitis, BE PACG   IV benzylpenicillin 4 MU 4 hourly for 2 weeks                     6/36   NPL 6/15 NPL 40
3 67 F BE BOV, Eye redness, Eye pain   2 Unknown Nil Chorioretinitis, VH Chorioretinitis, Chorioretinal scar BE posterior uveitis IV benzylpenicillin 3 MU 4 hourly for 2 weeks 6/45   6/12 HM 6/9 40
4 71 F BE BOV   3 Unknown DM, HPT Chorioretinitis, Macular scar Roth’s spots, Vitritis, DH, BH   BE posterior uveitis IV benzylpenicillin 4 MU 4 hourly for 2 weeks   CF 2ft   CF 2ft 6/90 6/24 40
5 67 M LE BOV 3 Unknown Nil N AC cells, vitritis, macular edema   LE panuveitis IV benzylpenicillin 4 MU 4 hourly for 2 weeks   6/9 CF 2ft 6/9 4/60 30
6 80 F BE BOV 3 Unknown HPT, IHD CKD, CVA OD swelling, macular edema   OD swelling, peripheral chorioretinal atrophy   BE posterior uveitis, BE optic neuritis   IV benzylpenicillin 3 MU 4 hourly for 2 weeks 3/60   6/60 6/21 6/7.5 12
7 76 F LE Recurrent eye redness 48 Unknown Nil Senile cataract PS, AC cells, ectropion uvea, senile cataract   LE anterior uveitis, RE cataract IV benzylpenicillin 4 MU 4 hourly for 2 weeks  1/60   CF 2ft 6/7.5 (Post cataract surgery) CF 2ft 12
8 75 M RE BOV 12 Unknown HPT, IHD Vitritis N RE posterior uveitis IV benzylpenicillin 3 MU 4 hourly for 2 weeks    CF 2ft   6/15 6/24 6/15 4
9 60 F RE BOV 3 weeks Sexual promiscuity HPT KP, PS, vitritis N RE panuveitis IV benzylpenicillin 4 MU 4 hourly for 2 weeks    6/60   6/9 6/36 6/9 3
10 72 M LE BOV 6 Unknown DM, HPT, thyroid adenoma N KP, vitritis LE panuveitis IV benzylpenicillin 4 MU 4 hourly for 2 weeks  6/6   6/90 6/6 6/12 2