title: Unilateral syphilitic perioptic neuritis in a patient coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
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.
authors.affiliation: Genitourinary medicine department, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE, UK. medhat.basta@newcastle-pct.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Medhat S T
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Basta
authors.forename: K Nathan
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Sankar
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dayan
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015497:HIV-1; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine