In patients coinfected with HIV the natural history of syphilis may be altered and the immune defect may account for differences in the host immune response to Treponema pallidum. Anyway many questions remain about interactions between HIV and syphilis during the HAART-related restoration of protective pathogen-specific immune responses. We describe the case of a HIV-positive patient with ocular syphilis who presented an unexpected immune response to coinfection.
“Ocular syphilis in an HIV-infected patient: active disease or immune reconstitution syndrome?” / Ceccarelli, Giancarlo; Dettorre, G; Gizzi, F; Tierno, F; Massetti, Anna Paola; Vullo, V.. - In: HAART AND CORRELATED PATHOLOGIES. - ISSN 1974-3246. - STAMPA. - (2010).
“Ocular syphilis in an HIV-infected patient: active disease or immune reconstitution syndrome?”
CECCARELLI, GIANCARLO;DETTORRE G;GIZZI F;MASSETTI, Anna Paola;
2010
Abstract
In patients coinfected with HIV the natural history of syphilis may be altered and the immune defect may account for differences in the host immune response to Treponema pallidum. Anyway many questions remain about interactions between HIV and syphilis during the HAART-related restoration of protective pathogen-specific immune responses. We describe the case of a HIV-positive patient with ocular syphilis who presented an unexpected immune response to coinfection.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.