title: Acute syphilitic blindness in AIDS.
abstract: To our knowledge, bilateral syphilitic optic neuritis has not been reported in conjunction with AIDS. We document a case of a bisexual man with AIDS whose vision deteriorated overnight from 20/20 in both eyes to total bilateral blindness as a result of syphilitic retrobulbar neuritis. The implications and management of leutic disease in immunocompromised individuals are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications*; D014792:Visual Acuity