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
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492008000500020
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spelling doaj-06f7bdec476e4ce186d4ac9c515d27552020-11-24T22:25:07ZengConselho Brasileiro de OftalmologiaArquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia0004-27491678-29252008-10-0171571771810.1590/S0004-27492008000500020Vitreitis 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 casoLuciano Sousa PereiraAmy P WuGanesha KandavelFarnaz MemarzadehTimothy James McCulleyIn 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 infreqüente de um paciente com quadro de distúrbio motor coreiforme diagnosticado equivocadamente como doença de Huntington, o qual posteriormente desenvolveu quadro de intensa vitreíte, possibilitando a identificação do Treponema pallidum como o patógeno causador de ambas anormalidades.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492008000500020OftalmopatiasCorpo vítreoNeurosífilisTreponema pallidumInfecções por HIVVitreous bodyNeurosyphilisTreponema pallidumHIV infectionsEye diseases
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author Luciano Sousa Pereira
Amy P Wu
Ganesha Kandavel
Farnaz Memarzadeh
Timothy James McCulley
spellingShingle Luciano Sousa Pereira
Amy P Wu
Ganesha Kandavel
Farnaz Memarzadeh
Timothy James McCulley
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
Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Oftalmopatias
Corpo vítreo
Neurosífilis
Treponema pallidum
Infecções por HIV
Vitreous body
Neurosyphilis
Treponema pallidum
HIV infections
Eye diseases
author_facet Luciano Sousa Pereira
Amy P Wu
Ganesha Kandavel
Farnaz Memarzadeh
Timothy James McCulley
author_sort Luciano Sousa Pereira
title 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
title_short 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
title_full 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
title_fullStr 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
title_full_unstemmed 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
title_sort 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
publisher Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
series Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
issn 0004-2749
1678-2925
publishDate 2008-10-01
description 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 infreqüente de um paciente com quadro de distúrbio motor coreiforme diagnosticado equivocadamente como doença de Huntington, o qual posteriormente desenvolveu quadro de intensa vitreíte, possibilitando a identificação do Treponema pallidum como o patógeno causador de ambas anormalidades.
topic Oftalmopatias
Corpo vítreo
Neurosífilis
Treponema pallidum
Infecções por HIV
Vitreous body
Neurosyphilis
Treponema pallidum
HIV infections
Eye diseases
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492008000500020
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