International Journal of STD & AIDS > Volume 17, Number 9 > Pp. 633-634

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Case reports

An unexpected case of panuveitis

M K Malu and K W Radcliffe

Whittall Street Clinic, Whittall Street, Birmingham B4 6DH, UK; Whittall Street Clinic, Whittall Street, Birmingham B4 6DH, UK

We report a case of sight-threatening secondary syphilis with HIV co-infection where atypical pattern of skin manifestations resulted in a delay in making the correct diagnosis. However, despite marked visual loss by the time correct diagnosis was made, the patient responded well, albeit slowly, to a course of intravenous benzyl penicillin.

Key Words: SYPHILITIC UVEITIS • HIV • NEUROSYPHILIS • ALOPECIA • BENZYL PENICILLIN

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