Unilateral syphilitic perioptic neuritis in a patient coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1

Medhat S T Basta; K Nathan Sankar; Margaret Dayan

doi:10.1136/sti.2006.024067

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Sex Transm Infect

2007;83:183-184 doi:10.1136/sti.2006.024067

Unilateral syphilitic perioptic neuritis in a patient coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1

¹Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
²Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Correspondence to:  Dr M S T Basta  Genitourinary medicine department, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE, UK; medhat.basta{at}newcastle-pct.nhs.uk

Accepted 11 January 2007

Abstract

Perioptic neuritis caused by secondary syphilis is a rare ophthalmic manifestation in the HIV-infected host. Early diagnosis and treatment of this condition is required to prevent further visual damage. We report a case of unilateral syphilitic perioptic neuritis in a patient coinfected with HIV-1.