title: Ocular syphilis in a patient with HIV.
abstract: Patients who are HIV-positive and have ocular complaints may have ocular syphilis as coinfection with HIV and syphilis is common, and genital ulcerative diseases may facilitate HIV infection. Early treatment with IV penicillin can reduce the risk of vision loss.
authors.affiliation: Stephanie D. Kurtz is a PA in hematology/oncology at the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. At the time this article was written, Francois Rollin was chief resident at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Stephanie D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kurtz
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rollin
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000382:microbiology*; D005076:Exanthema / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D020795:Photophobia / Q000382:microbiology