The Argyll Robertson Pupil

The Argyll Robertson Pupil

Aziz and Holman discuss the Argyll Robertson Pupil. First described in 1869 by Dr Argyll Robertson in a case series of five patients with tabes dorsalis, the pupillary abnormality is characterized by small, irregularly shaped pupils that accommodate but do not react to light. Although historically a...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of medicine 2010-02, Vol.123 (2), p.120-121
Hauptverfasser: Aziz, Tariq A., MD, Holman, Robert P., MD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Diabetes
Eye diseases
General aspects
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medical sciences
Multiple sclerosis
Neurosyphilis - complications
Neurosyphilis - diagnosis
Neurosyphilis - physiopathology
Pupil Disorders - diagnosis
Pupil Disorders - therapy
Pupil Disorders - virology
Reflex, Abnormal - physiology
Reflex, Pupillary - physiology
Syphilis
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Zusammenfassung:Aziz and Holman discuss the Argyll Robertson Pupil. First described in 1869 by Dr Argyll Robertson in a case series of five patients with tabes dorsalis, the pupillary abnormality is characterized by small, irregularly shaped pupils that accommodate but do not react to light. Although historically associated with neurosyphilis, Argyll Robertson pupil also has been associated with diabetes, multiple sclerosis.
ISSN:0002-9343
1555-7162
DOI:10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.08.017