Uveitis heralding previously unknown luetic and HIV infection: syphilitic uveitis in an Italian referral center

• Main Authors: Lucia Restivo (Author), Alessandro Abbouda (Author), Chiara Nardella (Author), Alice Bruscolini (Author), Maria Pia Pirraglia (Author), Paola Pivetti Pezzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità.
• Subjects: article
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PURPOSE: This study was conducted to determine the incidence of luetic uveitis in the last seven years at our uveitis center and to describe the characteristics and the role of uveitis in the diagnosis of syphilitic infection with or without unknown HIV infection. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewe...