Ocular Manifestations of HIV Infection
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected nearly 900,000 persons in North America and more than 30 million worldwide. 1 , 2 Since the initial description of eye abnormalities in HIV-positive patients more than 15 years ago, 3 numerous reports have described the spectrum and natural history...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The New England journal of medicine 1998-07, Vol.339 (4), p.236-244 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected nearly 900,000 persons in North America and more than 30 million worldwide.
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Since the initial description of eye abnormalities in HIV-positive patients more than 15 years ago,
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numerous reports have described the spectrum and natural history of HIV-associated eye disorders, which affect 70 to 80 percent of all patients at some point during their illness.
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We present here the key clinical features of the most commonly encountered ocular manifestations of HIV infection, as well as the main issues in their management.
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ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJM199807233390406 |