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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
; 162: D1735, 2018.
Artigo
em Holandês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29519255
RESUMO
BACKGROUND: Syphilis, 'the great imitator', can present with a variety of symptoms. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 54-year-old woman attended the hospital clinic for vision problems, preceded by mouth ulcers. Following extensive serological investigations, the diagnosis 'syphilitic optic neuritis' was made. CONCLUSION: It is important to be thoughtful of systemic causes, like syphilis, when patients present with local symptomatology.