A Case of Interstitial Keratitis due to Congenital Syphilis.

Koo, Wan Hun; Lee, Soo Jik; Lee, Ki Nam; Choi, Yong Suck

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1968;9(4):49-53.

A Case of Interstitial Keratitis due to Congenital Syphilis.

Wan Hun Koo, Soo Jik Lee, Ki Nam Lee, Yong Suck Choi

Department of Opthalmology, 1st Army Hospital, R.O.K., Korea.

선천매독성각막실질염의 (先天梅毒性角膜實質炎) 1예 (例) 보고와 (報告) 선천매독의 (先天梅毒) 재고 (再考)

오완헌(Wan Heon Oh),이수직(Soo Jik Lee),이기남(Ki Nam Lee),채영석(Young Seok Chae)

Abstract

The authors present a case of interstitial keratitis due to congenital syphilis in a 25-years old Korean army soldier, who had admitted to our Eye clinic at 2nd Feb. 68'. The patient may be present, such as interstitial keratitis, deafness and Hutchinson's teeth. Syphilitic interstitial keratitis is known as a rare case in recent time. A brief review of the related literatures is present.

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