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. 2015 Jun;107(2):130-2.
doi: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30037-7. Epub 2015 Dec 2.

Ocular syphilis in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection

John P Mitchell  1 , Lynn L Huang  2 , Daniel F Rosberger  3
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Ocular syphilis in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection

John P Mitchell et al. J Natl Med Assoc. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

As Acquired Immunodeficiency Disease (AIDS) turns thirty-years old, much progress has been made. 56,000 new cases of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection are expected in Americans this year. At least half or more will be in African Americans. Reports of the association between syphilis and HIV infection are well documented. We present a case of bilateral optic neuritis and panuveitis as the initial presentation in a previously undiagnosed patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis.

Keywords: Ocular syphilis; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; bilateral vision loss; human immunodeficiency virus; neurosyphilis.

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