Syphilitic uveitis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus
Autor: | Nathalie Cassoux, Phuc LeHoang, Thi Ha Chau Tran, Bahram Bodaghi, Christine Fardeau, Eric Caumes |
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Přispěvatelé: | Service d'Ophtalmologie [CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière], CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière [AP-HP], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU), Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales [CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière], Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales [CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière], Saidi, Vanessa |
Rok vydání: | 2005 |
Předmět: |
Male
Visual acuity HIV Infections MESH: Penicillin G Eye Infections Bacterial 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors MESH: Incidence 030212 general & internal medicine Fluorescein Angiography MESH: Middle Aged MESH: Eye Infections Bacterial Incidence Ceftriaxone Panuveitis Penicillin G Retinal Necrosis Syndrome Acute Homosexuality MESH: HIV Infections Middle Aged MESH: Homosexuality MESH: Fluorescein Angiography Sensory Systems Anti-Bacterial Agents 3. Good health [SDV.IB]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Bioengineering medicine.symptom Uveitis medicine.drug Adult medicine.medical_specialty Retinitis MESH: Retinal Necrosis Syndrome Acute 03 medical and health sciences Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience MESH: Anti-Bacterial Agents medicine Humans Syphilis MESH: Chorioretinitis MESH: Ris Retrospective Studies [SDV.IB] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Bioengineering MESH: Humans business.industry Chorioretinitis MESH: Adult MESH: Retrospective Studies Eye infection medicine.disease Dermatology MESH: Male MESH: Ceftriaxone Penicillin Ophthalmology Immunology 030221 ophthalmology & optometry business |
Zdroj: | Albrecht von Graefe s Archiv für Ophthalmologie Albrecht von Graefe s Archiv für Ophthalmologie, 2005, 243 (9), pp.863-9. ⟨10.1007/s00417-005-1137-6⟩ |
ISSN: | 1435-702X 0721-832X |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00417-005-1137-6 |
Popis: | BACKGROUND: This work investigates the incidence and clinical features of syphilitic uveitis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). MATERIAL AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed syphilitic uveitis in patients coinfected with HIV that presented at a referral center between July 2001 and November 2003. RESULTS: Twelve patients (20 eyes) were included. The ocular manifestations of syphilis led to the discovery of HIV-1 seropositivity in three patients. All patients were male and homosexual. One patient has been previously treated for syphilis with benzathine penicillin G. One patient presented with anterior uveitis and 11 patients had panuveitis or posterior uveitis. Necrotizing retinitis was noted in seven eyes (35%), posterior placoid chorioretinitis in six eyes (30%) and optic nerve involvement in five eyes (25%). Of nine patients with available cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies, seven (77.8%) had CSF abnormalities. Eleven patients were treated with intravenous penicillin G and one with intravenous ceftriaxone sodium. One patient required a second course of antibiotics to control uveitis. Ocular inflammation decreased and visual acuity improved in all nine patients for whom follow-up was available after treatment. CONCLUSION: Manifestations of syphilitic uveitis in HIV-infected patients are multiple, with high frequencies of posterior uveitis, posterior placoid chorioretinitis, necrotizing retinitis and optic nerve involvement. Syphilitic uveitis in HIV-infected patients seems to have a more severe course and may relapse despite high-dose intravenous penicillin therapy. |
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