Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 7 , Pages 274-280 , July 2007

Ocular Uveitis as the Initial Presentation of Syphilis

  • May-Ching Hong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Shwu-Jiuan Sheu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Tsung-Tien Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chiu-Tung Chuang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chiu-Tung Chuang, Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 386, Ta-Chung 1st Road, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 26 September 2006 ,Accepted 31 May 2007.

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PII: S1726-4901(07)70004-7

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(07)70004-7

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 7 , Pages 274-280 , July 2007

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