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.
Pereira
Luciano Sousa
LS
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculdade de Ciências, Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. lucianospereira@gmail.com
Wu
Amy P
AP
Kandavel
Ganesha
G
Memarzadeh
Farnaz
F
McCulley
Timothy James
TJ
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000302:isolation & purification*