DR. DIPANKAR DAS

DR.HARSHA BHATTACHARJEE, DR.MANABJYOTI BARMAN, DR. SHYAM SUNDAR DAS MOHAPATRA

Abstract

Objective: To analyze trends and characteristics of ocular syphilis in patients presenting to a tertiary care center

Methods : The data were retrospectively collected from 2015 to 2022. . All the patients who presented with ocular complaints and later diagnosed to be suffering from syphilis based on the clinical presentation, reactive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test and a Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay (TPHA) test were included in the study.

Results: A total of 12 cases were documented from 2015 to 2022. The most common symptom these patients presented was a diminution of vision. Anterior chamber cells present in three cases, retinal vasculitis in two cases, optic atrophy in two cases, pan-uveitis in two cases, macular star formation in one patient and one patient did not show any signs of active ocular inflammation. HIV status was positive in four cases.

Conclusion: This study shows a rising trend of syphilis in our part of India