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
Arq. bras. oftalmol
; Arq. bras. oftalmol;71(5): 717-718, set.-out. 2008. ilus
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ABSTRACT
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.
RESUMO
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.
Key words
النص الكامل:
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الفهرس:
LILACS
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Treponema pallidum
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HIV Infections
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Optic Neuritis
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Huntington Disease
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Neurosyphilis
نوع الدراسة:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
المحددات:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
Arq. bras. oftalmol
موضوع المجلة:
OFTALMOLOGIA
السنة:
2008
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Article