A Case of Tertiary Syphilis with Unilateral Pupillary Abnormality

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  • Laura Glismann Department of Dermato-Venereology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Bacteria, Parasites & Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Simone Høstgaard Department of Dermato-Venereology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Bacteria, Parasites & Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Christos Christakopoulos Department of Ophthalmology, Næstved Hospital, Region Zealand, Denmark
  • Jørgen Skov Jensen Department of Bacteria, Parasites & Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Kirsten Salado-Rasmussen Department of Dermato-Venereology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Bacteria, Parasites & Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43120

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Syphilis, Neurosyphilis, tertiary syphilis

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2025-03-20

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Glismann, L., Høstgaard, S., Christakopoulos, C., Jensen, J. S., & Salado-Rasmussen, K. (2025). A Case of Tertiary Syphilis with Unilateral Pupillary Abnormality. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv43120. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43120

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