Diffuse Retinopathy Associated with Syphilis

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Identifier 81_Diffuse Retinopathy Associated with Syphilis
Title Diffuse Retinopathy Associated with 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; Retinitis Pigmentosa; Neurosyphilis; Optic Atrophy; Retinal Pigment Epithelium; Macula Lutea; Retinal Diseases; Optic Disc; Fundus Oculi
Description Presenting Symptom: Optic atrophy with gross clumping of retinal pigment. Pathology: Loss of pigment epithelium. Clinical: The patient was a 73-year old black female with longstanding syphilis of the central nervous system. The fundi showed, aside from optic atrophy, extensive loss of the pigment epithelium (accounting for the tessellated appearance of the fundus), extreme narrowing of the arteries and gross clumping of the pigment in the retina. The macular region - manifest in the photograph by the central reddish area - was the only normal portion of the fundus. The appearance is similar to that of an advanced retinitis pigmentosa. Disease/ Diagnosis: Retinitis pigmentosa
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, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s61n82t0
Setname ehsl_novel_dgc
ID 177339
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61n82t0
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