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Syphilitic retinitis in a homosexual man with concurrent HIV infection: case report.

Genitourin Med. 1989 Aug;65(4):244-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/90034877
Joyce PW; Haye KR; Ellis ME; Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.

Abstract: A case is reported of secondary syphilis with ocular signs in a patient who had antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B infections and from whose urine cytomegalovirus was cultivated. Treatment with penicillin resulted in rapid recovery from his retinitis and uveitis. The case highlights the importance of testing for syphilis in all patients with HIV infection.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Case Report *Homosexuality Human HIV Seropositivity/COMPLICATIONS Male Penicillins/THERAPEUTIC USE Retinitis/*COMPLICATIONS/DRUG THERAPY Syphilis/*COMPLICATIONS/DRUG THERAPY JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDcomplicationsadultcasereportKWDhomosexualityhumanhivseropositivity/complicationsmalepenicillins/therapeuticuseretinitis/KWDcomplications/drugtherapysyphilis/KWDcomplications/drugtherapyjournalarticle
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