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This paper presents four cases of syphilitic chorioretinitis that meet the criteria generally used in the diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa (RP): namely, suppressed electroretinogram (ERG), abnormal electrooculogram (EOG), constricted fields, nightblindness, and pigmentary degeneration. Findings that can help to differentiate syphilitic chorioretinitis from true retinitis pigmentosa are discussed.
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Heckenlively, J.R. (1977). Secondary Retinitis Pigmentosa (Syphilis). In: Lawwill, T. (eds) ERG, VER and Psychophysics. Documenta Ophthalmologica, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1312-3_30
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