Tick- borne infection revealing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity in a young adult.
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
; 16: 100559, 2019 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-31650087
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To describe a patient whose retinal findings suggestive of tick-borne disease but evaluations led to early diagnosis and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. OBSERVATION A young patient presented with bilateral uveitis, branch retinal artery occlusion and retinal findings suggestive of infective/inflammatory etiology. Laboratory evaluations revealed that the patient was positive for co-infection with Rickettsia conorii and Bartonella henselae. On further investigation, the patient tested positive for HIV infection. The patient was treated with doxycycline as well as highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) to control both opportunistic infections as well as HIV infection. CONCLUSION AND IMPORTANCE Patients with HIV infection are at risk for multiple, simultaneous opportunistic co-infections, including those with tick-borne diseases.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudio:
Screening_studies
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En
Revista:
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
Año:
2019
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Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía