Syphilis; consequences and implications in delayed diagnosis. Five cases of secondary syphilis presenting with ocular symptoms.

Eavan G Muldoon (1) , Aideen Hogan (2) , Dara Kilamartin (2) , Cora Mcnally (1) , Colm Bergin (1)

1 St James's Hospital, Dublin
2 Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin

A large outbreak of syphilis was first described in Dublin in 2001 The incidence of infection decreased until 2007 when a further increase was reported. Ocular manifestations of syphilis are uncommon. We present five cases diagnosed with ocular syphilis four of whom had a delay in their diagnosis. Four of the patients were men who have sex with men (MSM) and their mean age was 44 years. Four patients were human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) negative, one patient had previously tested HIV positive.

Mots clés: GAY MEN; OCULO-GENITAL INFEC.; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM

Mots clés: OCULO-GENITAL INFEC

Eavan G Muldoon, Aideen Hogan, Dara Kilamartin, Cora Mcnally, Colm Bergin. Syphilis; consequences and implications in delayed diagnosis. Five cases of secondary syphilis presenting with ocular symptoms.. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2010, 86 (7), pp.512. ⟨10.1136/sti.2009.041863⟩. ⟨hal-00584281⟩