Vitreitis and movement disorder associated with neurosyphilis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection: case report

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Luciano Sousa Pereira²  Amy P Wu¹  Ganesha Kandavel¹  Farnaz Memarzadeh¹  Timothy James Mcculley¹ 

[1] ,University of Califórnia Department of Ophthalmology San Francisco California ,USA

关键词: Vitreous body;    Neurosyphilis;    Treponema pallidum;    HIV infections;    Oftalmopatias;    Corpo vítreo;    Neurosífilis;    Treponema pallidum;    Infecções por HIV;    Eye diseases;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-27492008000500020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In this report, we describe an unusual patient with a choreiform movement disorder, misdiagnosed as Huntington disease, who later developed dense vitreitis leading to the identification of Treponema pallidum as the underlying pathogen of both abnormalities.

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