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
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71(5): 717-718, set.-out. 2008. ilus
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in English
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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.
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Main subject:
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
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Arq. bras. oftalmol
Journal subject:
Ophthalmology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
Stanford University School of Medicine/US
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University of California/US
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University of Califórnia/US
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