Syphilitic panuveitis with retinal necrosis in an HIV positive man confirmed by Treponema pallidum PCR

J Infect. 2009 Nov;59(5):373-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.08.022. Epub 2009 Sep 17.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Panuveitis / diagnosis
  • Panuveitis / virology*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / diagnosis
  • Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / drug therapy
  • Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / virology*
  • Syphilis / complications
  • Syphilis / diagnosis*
  • Treponema pallidum / genetics
  • Treponema pallidum / isolation & purification*
  • Vitreous Body / microbiology

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial