Document 2617
 DOCN  M94A2617
 TI    Optic neuritis in syphilis.
 DT    9412
 AU    Gangaram HB; May KN; S'ng KH; Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):263 (abstract no. PB0483). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369958
 AB    A 41 year old gentleman presented to the Ophthalmologist with a 6 month
       history of progressive painless loss of vision of his left eye.
       Examination was essentially normal except for the presence of an optic
       neuritis, with visual acuity limited to hand movement only. Positive
       investigations included the presence of a VDRL titre of 1:32 with a
       positive TPHA and a CSF VDRL titre of 1:1. The patient was diagnosed to
       have optic neuritis secondary to syphilis and treated with high dose
       crystalline penicillin with remarkable improvement of his visual acuity.
       We present this case with a review of the literature.
 DE    Adult  Case Report  Dose-Response Relationship, Drug  Human  Male
       Neurosyphilis/*DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY  Optic Neuritis/*DIAGNOSIS/DRUG
       THERAPY  Penicillins/ADMINISTRATION & DOSAGE  Syphilis Serodiagnosis
       Visual Acuity/DRUG EFFECTS  MEETING ABSTRACT

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