Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2014 Sep 15;7(3):399-402.
Epub 2014 Sep 25.

Posterior segment ocular manifestations of HIV/AIDS patients

C Chiotan  1 , L Radu  2 , R Serban  2 , C Cornăcel  2 , M Cioboată  2 , A Anghelie  2
Affiliations

Posterior segment ocular manifestations of HIV/AIDS patients

C Chiotan et al. J Med Life. .

Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has the ability to affect any organ in the body. In 70% of HIV -infected patients ocular manifestations were observed, these, in the vast majority reflect the systemic disease and may be the first signs of disseminated infections.

Aim: The purpose of this paper is to determine the prevalence of posterior segment ocular manifestations in HIV / AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) patients.

Method: The study is retrospective, conducted in the Cabinet of Ophthalmology of "Matei Bals" Infectious Diseases Hospital in Bucharest, during the period 1 August 2007 - 1 August 2013 . Each patient was examined thoroughly at the biomicroscope ocular slit by using 90D microscope lens and 20D indirect lens after the administration of topical mydriatics.

Results: 348 patients with HIV/AIDS and ocular disorders were followed. There was a high number of children and young people with HIV who had eye disorders (194 patients aged between 14 and 25 years). 44.25% of patients had posterior segment ocular damage, 17.55% of them had the anterior segment affected. 22.90% of the 131 patients with compromised posterior segment microangiopathy have been diagnosed with HIV / AIDS.

Conclusions: Doctors should be aware of the existence of ocular damage in HIV / AIDS and to emphasize the importance of regular ophthalmologic examination of patients with HIV / AIDS.

Keywords: CMV retinitis; microangiopathy HIV; posterior segment ocular manifestations.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Disclosures, Funding and Conflicts of Interest: None specified

References

    1. Chiotan m. Infectious Diseases. 2011
    1. Aramă V, Mihăilescu R. CMV-HIV Study group. Effect of detectable cytomegalovirus load on short-term progression of HIV-infection in newly-diagnosed Romanian HIV-infected patients. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2013
    1. Arama V, Streinu-Cercel A. CMV infection in HIV positive patients in Romania: epidemiological particularities, interaction between HIV and CMV. Herpes. Journal of the IHMF. 2007;14
    1. Kanski JJ. Clinical Ophthalmology - A systematic approach. 7th edition
    1. Thierfelder S, Linnert D. Increased possibility for HIV-associated retinal microangiopathy syndrome in patients with concomitant hepatitis C infection - PubMed

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources