Atypical presentation of ocular syphilis in an individual with AIDS

Atypical presentation of ocular syphilis in an individual with AIDS.

Ocular complications are common in acquired immunodefi ciency syndrome (AIDS) and occur in 50-75% of patients throughout the course of their illness. Syphilis is the most common bacterial eye infection in these patients and most often presents as uveitis or an optic nerve disease. This condition can manifest as episcleritis, scleritis, dacryoadenitis, anterior uveitis, intermediate uveitis, pap...

An atypical syphilis presentation.

We present a case of lichenoid secondary syphilis in the genital area in the absence of other cutaneous or systemic manifestations. The patient did not experience an eruption on the palmar or plantar surfaces, which is rare. This case also is unique because of the intense pruritus associated with the genital lesions, a remarkable dissimilarity from typical secondary syphilitic eruptions that te...

Atypical presentation of syphilis in an HTLV-I infected patient.

We report the case of a 44 year-old female, who presented a long-lasting, clinically atypical, secondary syphilis ("malignant syphilis") in the right foot, which started six months before medical evaluation. The patient had a serological diagnosis of HTLV-I infection and syphilis two years before the onset of the skin lesions, following a blood donation. As she believed she was allergic to peni...

Atypical Clinical Presentation of Ocular Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is on the major systemic disease causing mortality and morbidity all over the world. TB may affect any ocular or orbital tissue. The clinical manifestations are not specific and ocular TB may cause severe visual loss in the absence of early and appropriate treatment. Findings: Here we report a case of a healthy 48-year-old-man presenting with acute lymphocytic meni...

[Ocular syphilis: a rare presentation of secondary syphilis in an immunocompetent patient].