Simultaneous bilateral exudative retinal detachment and peripheral necrotizing retinitis as presenting manifestations of concurrent HIV and syphilis infection

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 459-462

  Díaz Valle, David ^a,c   Allen, Daniel Pascual ^a   Sánchez, Angel Arteaga ^a   Aguado, Carlos Barros ^a   Benitez Del Castillo J M ^b   Fernández Aceñero, M Jesús ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE MÓSTOLES   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exudative retinal detachment; HIV infection; Peripheral necrotizing retinitis; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT;

ADULT; APHTHOUS ULCER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; EXUDATIVE RETINITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINA DETACHMENT; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; CARDIOLIPINS; CHOLESTEROL; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL NECROSIS SYNDROME, ACUTE; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 28844450114     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273940490912353     Document Type: Article

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