title: Syphilis presenting as retinal detachment and orchitis in a young man with HIV.
abstract: Retinal detachment and testicular lesions are 2 rare presentations of syphilis. We describe a man with bilateral retinal detachment from ocular syphilis and syphilitic orchitis as a manifestation of syphilis and HIV coinfection.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
authors.forename: Norihiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yogo
authors.forename: Aran Cunningham
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Nichol
authors.forename: Thomas B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Kristine M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Erlandson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D060085:Coinfection; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D009920:Orchitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000382:microbiology*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010400:Penicillin G