Syphilitic uveitis as the initial manifestation of HIV infection

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 642-645

  Liu, I Hsien ^a   Chen, Shih Jen ^a   Chung, Yu Mei ^a   Chiou, Shih Hwa ^a   Wong, Wing Wai ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Syphilitic uveitis

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN G;

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMA ANTIBODY TEST; HAND DISEASE; HAND PALM; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRECIPITATION; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SCREENING TEST; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SEROLOGY; SLIT LAMP; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; UVEITIS; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGED; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PANUVEITIS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0036768008     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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