A Case of Ocular Syphilis in an HIV-Positive Patient With Penicillin Allergy.
benzathine penicillin g
hiv positive
ocular syphilis
penicillin allergy
syphilis
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2022
Sep 2022
Historique:
received:
26
08
2022
accepted:
14
09
2022
entrez:
20
10
2022
pubmed:
21
10
2022
medline:
21
10
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Ocular syphilis has a wide range of presentations; however, the most common findings are ophthalmalgia, blurry vision, and erythematous conjunctiva. This report presents a case of ocular syphilis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with an allergy to penicillin. On presentation, the patient was diagnosed using a fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test, in addition to rapid plasma reagin. In this case, the patient received alternative treatment with doxycycline prior to penicillin desensitization, with marked improvement of his symptoms.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36262948
doi: 10.7759/cureus.29203
pmc: PMC9574520
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e29203Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Cubelo et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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