Diagnosis of Syphilitic Bilateral Papillitis Mimicking Papilloedema

Abstract

Syphilis produces myriad nonspecific signs and symptoms. For example, optic disk swelling might be seen in patients with syphilis as a result of cranial hypertension (papilloedema), inflammatory optic neuritis with papillitis, or optic perineuritis. We report a case involving differential diagnosis of syphilitic bilateral papillitis mimicking papilloedema.

Keywords

• syphilis
• papillitis
• papilloedema
• optic disc swelling
• bilateral vision loss
• bilateral visual loss