Vitreitis and movement disorder associated with neurosyphilis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection: case report Vitreíte e distúrbio motor associados à neurosífilis e infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV): relato de caso

Vitreitis and movement disorder associated with neurosyphilis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection: case report Vitreíte e distúrbio motor associados à neurosífilis e infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV): relato de caso

In this report, we describe an unusual patient with a choreiform movement disorder, misdiagnosed as Huntington disease, who later developed dense vitreitis leading to the identification of Treponema pallidum as the underlying pathogen of both abnormalities.<br>Neste relato descrevemos um caso...

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Main Authors: Luciano Sousa Pereira, Amy P Wu, Ganesha Kandavel, Farnaz Memarzadeh, Timothy James McCulley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2008-10-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Oftalmopatias
Corpo vítreo
Neurosífilis
Treponema pallidum
Infecções por HIV
Vitreous body
Neurosyphilis
HIV infections
Eye diseases
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