Vitreitis and movement disorder associated with neurosyphilis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection: case report

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.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pereira,Luciano Sousa, Wu,Amy P, Kandavel,Ganesha, Memarzadeh,Farnaz, McCulley,Timothy James
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2008
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492008000500020
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items