Table 2 Presenting ocular features in patients with ocular syphilis.
From: Influence of gender on clinical presentation, management practices and outcomes of ocular syphilis
Ocular feature | All (n = 214) | Women (n = 53) | Men (n = 161) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anatomic classification of uveitis23, n (%) [n = 212 eyes: 51 eyes of women, 161 eyes of men]‡ | ||||
Anterior | 13 (6.1) | 4 (7.8) | 9 (5.6) | 0.087* |
Intermediate | 18 (8.5) | 4 (7.8) | 14 (8.7) | |
Posterior | 163 (76.9) | 34 (66.7) | 129 (80.1) | |
Panuveitis | 18 (8.5) | 9 (17.6) | 9 (5.6) | |
Anterior segment findings, n (%) | ||||
Anterior chamber cells | 96 (44.9) | 29 (54.7) | 61 (41.2) | 0.083* |
Keratic precipitates | 42 (19.6) | 12 (22.6) | 30 (18.6) | 0.703* |
Posterior synechiae | 24 (11.2) | 4 (7.5) | 20 (12.4) | 0.488* |
Cataract | 16 (7.5) | 6 (11.3) | 10 (6.2) | 0.551* |
Conjunctival hyperemia | 8 (3.7) | 3 (5.7) | 5 (3.1) | 0.806* |
Keratitis | 4 (1.9) | 1 (1.9) | 3 (1.9) | > 0.999† |
Nodular scleritis | 3 (1.4) | 3 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.015† |
Posterior segment findings, n (%) [n = 212 eyes: 51 eyes of women, 161 eyes of men]§ | ||||
Vitritis | 94 (44.3) | 15 (28.8) | 79 (49.4) | 0.019* |
Papillitis | 68 (32.1) | 15 (28.8) | 53 (33.1) | 0.684* |
Retinal vasculitis | 58 (27.4) | 11 (21.2) | 47 (29.4) | 0.547* |
Retinitis | 54 (25.5) | 13 (25.0) | 41 (25.6) | 0.796* |
Choroiditis/chorioretinitis | 30 (14.2) | 8 (15.4) | 22 (13.8) | 0.624* |
Cystoid macular oedema | 11 (5.2) | 3 (5.8) | 8 (5.0) | 0.678* |
Exudative retinal detachment | 9 (4.2) | 2 (3.8) | 7 (4.4) | 0.752* |
Epiretinal membrane | 6 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (3.8) | 0.340† |
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment | 3 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.9) | 0.999† |
Choroidal neovascularization | 2 (0.9) | 2 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.059† |
Neuroretinitis | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | > 0.999† |
