INTRODUCTION AND AIM: To present two cases of placoid chorioretinopathy (ocular syphilis
and ocular tuberculosis) and underline the importance of differential diagnosis. METHOD:
Two young female patients presented with unilateral loss of vision. Fundus examination
showed yellowish placoid lesions in the posterior pole in both cases. RESULTS: Performing
fluorescein angiography and laboratory investigations, ocular syphilis was diagnosed
in our first case and intraocular tuberculosis was diagnosed in our second case. CONCLUSION:
It is important to determine the etiology of the placoid choriaretinopathies due to
the different prognosis and therapy and the exclusion of systemic diseases. A comprehensive
evaluation of these patients is inevitable for the correct diagnosis and appropriate
management. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(22): 863-869.
