A rare case of lues maligna with ocular involvement presenting as an unmasking immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a patient with HIV infection

Australas J Dermatol. 2018 May;59(2):148-150. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12678. Epub 2017 Jul 24.

Authors

Francis Hx Yap¹, Bernadette Ricciardo², Shevya Manjri Tiwari¹, Martyn A French³, Claire M Italiano⁴, Carl Vinciullo¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
² Department of Dermatology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
³ Department of Immunology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁴ Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

PMID: 28736907
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12678

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Differential
HIV Infections / complications
HIV Infections / drug therapy*
Humans
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / diagnosis*
Male
Syphilis, Cutaneous / complications
Syphilis, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
Vision Disorders / microbiology*

Substances

Anti-HIV Agents