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Ocular Complications of HIV

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Ocular Complications of HIV: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis


Retinitis
   CMV
   Toxoplasmosis
   VZV
Fungal (especially C. neoformans and H. capsulatum)
Treponema pallidum

   Idiopathic
Uveitis
T. pallidum

Mycobacteria   spp.
   VZV
   Drugs, especially rifabutin, cidofovir
Optic neuritis
T. pallidum

C. neoformans

Choroiditis
P. carinii

Mycobacteria   spp.
Other
   HIV retinopathy
Fungal endophthalmitis (Candida   spp.)
   Herpes zoster virus (HZV) ophthalmicus
   Fungal or bacterial corneal ulcers
   Kaposi's sarcoma (conjunctivae, lid, orbit)
   NHL (lid)
Molluscum contagiosum   (conjunctivae, lid)
   HSV keratitis
   Reiter's syndrome (conjunctivitis, arthritis, urethritis or cervicitis)
   VZV blepharitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis

References


1. Powderly, pp. 124–132. See Bibliography, 5.

2. Devita, pp. 233, 272, 453. See Bibliography, 9.
3. Wormser, pp. 559–581. See Bibliography, 10.
4. Jabs DA: Ophthalmologic Disease, pp. 652–665. See Bibliography, 15.
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Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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More About This Book:
Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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