Abstract
Purpose:
To report a case of acute viral disease accompanied by bilateral optic neuritis with substantial paraclinical evidence that human immunodeficiency virus was the causative agent.
Methods:
Clinical and paraclinical examination. Magnetic resonance imaging.
Results:
Virus and antibody titers as well as reverse lymphocytosis were consistent with acute infection by the human immunodeficiency virus-1.
Conclusions:
Human immunodeficiency virus infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute optic neuritis.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Acyclovir / therapeutic use
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Adult
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Eye Infections, Viral / diagnosis
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Eye Infections, Viral / drug therapy
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Eye Infections, Viral / virology*
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Female
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HIV Antibodies / analysis
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HIV Infections / diagnosis
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HIV Infections / drug therapy
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HIV Infections / virology*
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HIV-1* / genetics
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HIV-1* / immunology
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Optic Nerve / pathology
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Optic Neuritis / diagnosis
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Optic Neuritis / drug therapy
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Optic Neuritis / virology*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Prednisolone / therapeutic use
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RNA, Viral / analysis
Substances
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HIV Antibodies
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RNA, Viral
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Prednisolone
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Acyclovir