| Identifier |
80_Disseminated Chorioretinitis; Syphilis |
| Title |
Disseminated Chorioretinitis; Syphilis |
| Creator |
David G. Cogan, MD (1908-1993) |
| Contributors |
David D. Donaldson |
| Affiliation |
(DGC) Former Director of Ophthalmology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| Subject |
Retina; Chorioretinitis; Syphilis, Congenital; Optic Disc; Fundus Oculi |
| Description |
Presenting Symptom: Chorioretinal scars. Pathology: Choroidal inflammation. Clinical: The patient was a 30-year old inmate of an institution for the mentally retarded. He had congenital syphilis and was thought to be blind from early infancy. The fundi showed multiple chorioretinal scars consisting of small pigmented lesions centrally with a surrounding a vascular choroid. Whether these lesions were of inflammatory or vascular origin is speculative but there is no evidence of active inflammation. DIsease/ Diagnosis: Chorioretinitis |
| Date |
1971 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Type |
Image |
| Relation is Part of |
Ocular Fundus Slides |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: David G. Cogan Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Cogan/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65d8tjb |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_dgc |
| ID |
177338 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65d8tjb |
