A case of secondary syphilis presenting as optic neuritis.

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Published in Neurol Sci on February 25, 2010

Authors

Monica Bandettini di Poggio1, Alberto Primavera, Elisabetta Capello, Fabio Bandini, Giovanni Mazzarello, Claudio Viscoli, Angelo Schenone

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurology, Ophthalmology and Genetics, San Martino Hospital, University of Genoa, Via De Toni 5, 16132, Genoa, Italy. monicabandettini@yahoo.it

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