To describe a case of Acute Syphilitic Posterior Placoid Chorio-retinitis characterized by a peculiar optical coherence tomography (OCT) finding.
Methods
The patient underwent comprehensive ophthalmic examination, including ultra-wide field fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, and spectral-domain OCT.
Results
This finding was characterized by hyper-reflective lesions located between the retinal pigment epithelium and the outer plexiform layer involving almost the outer nuclear layer.
Conclusion
We suggest that this finding could be a sign of outer retina inflammation related to the Syphilis infection and may be helpful in the early diagnosis of ASPCC.
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