Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8717359 | The American Journal of Emergency Medicine | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Vision loss in young adults is relatively rare. In patients with suspected HIV or syphilis, the risk of developing vision loss is increased, and should alert the emergency physician of specific retinal pathologies. We present a case of a 33-year-old man with recently identified syphilis and HIV, who was diagnosed with bilateral retinal detachments (RDs) with the help of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the setting of panuveitis (preventing visualization with direct fundoscopy).
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Authors
Mariko MD, Daniel MD, Arun MD,