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Clinical and histologic findings in opportunistic ocular infections. Part of a new syndrome of acquired immunodeficiency.

Arch Ophthalmol. 1983 Mar;101(3):396-401. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/83152398
Newman NM; Mandel MR; Gullett J; Fujikawa L

Abstract: White retinal opacities and ocular inflammation may be two of the early signs of a new syndrome of acquired immunodeficiency. This syndrome primarily affects young homosexual men and is characterized by acquired cellular immunodeficiency in infections with multiple opportunistic microorganisms in addition to Kaposi's sarcoma. The apparently innocent ocular findings may be the first harbingers of this devastating syndrome.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/DIAGNOSIS/*PATHOLOGY Adult Bacterial Infections/DIAGNOSIS/*PATHOLOGY Case Report Cytomegalovirus Infections/DIAGNOSIS Eye Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/*PATHOLOGY Homosexuality Human Immunity, Cellular Male Sarcoma, Kaposi's/DIAGNOSIS/PATHOLOGY Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Syndrome Virus Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/*PATHOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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