Medscape: Chancre of the Eyelid as Manifestation of Primary Syphilis, and Precocious Chorioretinitis and Uveitis in an HIV-infected Patient Chancre of the Eyelid as Manifestation of Primary Syphilis, and Precocious Chorioretinitis and Uveitis in an HIV-infected Patient ABC 7 Chicago: Doctors seeing more patients with unusual and severe syphilis symptoms: study Far from the devastating scourge it once was, syphilis is now relatively uncommon in most of the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control, most cases of the disease — which affected ... CNN: Doctors seeing more syphilis patients with unusual and severe symptoms, study shows Doctors seeing more syphilis patients with unusual and severe symptoms, study shows