inPractice® - Syphilis

Ocular syphilis canmasquerade as a variety of other ocular diseases, including unilateral or bilateral retinitis, choroiditis, panuveitis, or papillitis^{[McLeish 1990]}
Patients with ocular syphilis require lumbar puncture to assess for neurosyphilis, although this is less likely in patients receiving ART^{[McLeish 1990; Levy 1989; Li 2010]}
Diagnosis of ocular syphilis involves use of a treponemal and a nontreponemal test^{[Levy 1989; Becerra 1989]}