Precipitous visual loss secondary to optic nerve toxoplasmosis as an unusual presentation of AIDS |
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| Authors: | Marc E. Wei MB BS,Stephen H. Campbell FRCS,FRCO,&dagger Chris Taylor FRCP,&Dagger |
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| Affiliation: | *Ophthalmology Registrar, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane;†Consultant Ophthalmologist, QEII Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, Hertsfordshire, UK;‡Infectious Diseases Registrar, Kings College Hospital, London, UK |
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| Abstract: | Life-threatening conditions requiring urgent medical treatment rarely present to the ophthalmolgist. This case report describes a patient with precipitious visual loss as the primary complaint and which subsequently led to the diagnosis of Toxoplasmic papillitis and life-threatening cerebral involvement as an initial manifestation of AIDS. |
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| Keywords: | AIDS central retinal vein occlusion HIV papillitis toxoplasmosis |
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