Ocular Complications Associated With HIV Infection
Summary
- Ocular syphilis canmasquerade as a variety of other ocular diseases, including unilateral or bilateral retinitis, choroiditis, panuveitis, or papillitis[McLeish 1990]
- Patients with ocular syphilis require lumbar puncture to assess for neurosyphilis, although this is less likely in patients receiving ART[McLeish 1990; Levy 1989; Li 2010]
- Diagnosis of ocular syphilis involves use of a treponemal and a nontreponemal test[Levy 1989; Becerra 1989]
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Keywords: Ophthalmologic Complications, Syphilis