Altered Vision in MSM Patient, Diagnosis of Ocular Syphilis in Primary Care: A Case Report
- Author:
Hanifatiyah Ali
1
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Collective Name:Hanifatiyah Ali; Dr Mohd Fairuz Ali; Dr Nor Azita Ahmad Tarmidzi; Dr Raja Nor Farahiyah Raja Othman
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Syphilis;
tertiary;
uveitis;
Homosexuals;
HIV
- MeSH:
Syphilis
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2019;15(1):85-88
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
There is a concern in the emergent of sexually transmitted diseases and its complication with the increase in the prevalence of men who have sex with men (MSM). Ocular syphilis is one of the conditions that is associated with high-risk patients especially in patients already infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This case reports an MSM patient who was diagnosed with concurrent HIV and ocular syphilis infections. The report focuses on the clinical presentation of ocular syphilis in HIV infected patients and its management in primary care
- Full text:11.2019my0352.pdf
