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Ophthalmology General 0cba2802

Fundoscopic examination of a child shows "pepper and salt" appearance. This finding is pathognomonic of:

A
Eale's disease
B
Toxocariasis
C
Congenital syphilis
D
Leprosy
High-Yield Explanation
Ocular lesions of congenital syphilis: Interstitial keratitis Iridocyclitis Chorioretinitis Congenital syphilitics occasionally show a dusty discrete pigmentation of the retina at the periphery where a multitude of black and white spots appear ('pepper-and-salt' fundus). Ref: Parsons' Diseases of the Eye By Ramanjit Sihota & Radhika Tandon, 21st edition, Page 317.

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