title: Ocular syphilis and HIV infection.
abstract: Syphilitic ocular involvement is thought to be rare in HIV infected patients. During a 5-year study in 509 HIV-positive patients, syphilis was diagnosed in 3.9%, and the eye was involved in one-fifth of these. The high risk for sequelae emphasizes the need for prevention and for early diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Infectiologie CHU Dijon.
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Biotti
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bidot
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahy
authors.forename: Marielle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buisson
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duong
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grappin
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Creuzot-Garcher
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chavanet
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piroth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology*