Syphilitic uveitis masquerading as behçet's disease: a case of bilateral macular edema with fern-like fluorescein leakage.

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Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku City, 783-8505, Kochi, Japan.

Published: June 2025


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