Delayed diagnosis of HIV infection in ophthalmic practice

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 293-298

  Wadood, Azfar C ^a   Dhillon, B ^a,b   McIlwaine, G ^a,c   Brettle, R P ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA EYE PAVILION   (United Kingdom)

^b Regional Infectious Diseases Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Optic neuritis; Toxoplasma retinochoroiditis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FOLINIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G; PYRIMETHAMINE; STEROID; SULFADIAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MANIA; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NEUTROPENIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PHOTOPHOBIA; SEPTICEMIA; SKIN GRAFT; THRUSH; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 1842535239     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700630     Document Type: Article

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