[A case of syphilitic uveitis]

A 43-year-old woman with alcoholism developed hearing loss, dizziness, unsteady walking, frequent urination, memory disorders, and later a manifest drop of bilateral vision. The patient denied syphilis. Examinations revealed bilateral panuveitis, bilateral neurosensory amblyacusia, vestibulopathy, and imperative urges to urination. Serological tests were positive with both Treponema and other than Treponema antigens. The cerebrospinal fluid was normal. Ampicillin therapy was ineffective. The clinical picture, diagnosis, and treatment of syphilitic uveitis are discussed; the authors point out that it is often associated with neurosyphilis. The condition is extremely rare nowadays.