Syphilitic retinitis and uveitis in HIV-positive adults

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 851-856

  Hughes, Edward H ^a   Guzowski, Magdalena ^a,b   Simunovic, Matthew P ^a   Hunyor, Alex P ^a,c   McCluskey, Peter ^a,c  

^a SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

HIV; Retinitis; Syphilis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

FOSCARNET; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROIDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PAPILLITIS; RETINITIS; SCLERITIS; SYPHILITIC RETINITIS; SYPHILITIC UVEITIS; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; RETINITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYPHILIS; UVEITIS;

EID: 78650110525     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02383.x     Document Type: Article

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