Ocular Syphilis and HIV Infection

Overview

Journal Sex Transm Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2010 Feb 2

PMID 20118676

Citations 5

Authors

Damien Biotti

Samuel Bidot

Sophie Mahy

Marielle Buisson

Michel Duong

Michele Grappin

Catherine Creuzot-Garcher

Pascal Chavanet

Lionel Piroth

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Abstract

Syphilitic ocular involvement is thought to be rare in HIV infected patients. During a 5-year study in 509 HIV-positive patients, syphilis was diagnosed in 3.9%, and the eye was involved in one-fifth of these. The high risk for sequelae emphasizes the need for prevention and for early diagnosis.

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