Neurosyphilis and ocular syphilis in patients with concurrent human immunodeficiency virus infection

Retina

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 175-180

  Levy, Jay H ^a   Liss, Robert A ^a,b   Maguire, Albert M ^b  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Cerebrospinal fluid; Concurrent infection; Human immunodeficiency virus; Neurosyphilis; Ocular syphilis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G; PROBENECID;

CASE REPORT; EYE INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; RETINA VASCULITIS; VITRITIS;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; CASE REPORT; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FUNDUS OCULI; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PENICILLIN G; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0024445540     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: 15392864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-198909030-00003     Document Type: Article

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