Blinded by Zika? A missed HIV diagnosis that resulted in optic neuropathy and blindness: a case report

Article Article scientifique Article Blinded by Zika? A missed HIV diagnosis that resulted in optic neuropathy and blindness: a case report eng 2017 author Hirschel Tiffany 728006 author Steffen Heimo 844244 author Pecoul Victor 596666 author Calmy Alexandra 0000-0002-1137-6826 41032 664 10.1186/s13104-017-2970-5 29195504 1756-0500 Typical symptoms of an acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections like fever and rash are not specific and can be caused by a multitude of other pathogens, such as Zika or rickettsiosis. Up to 30% of primary HIV infection do not present with the typical flu-like symptoms and thus represent a diagnostic challenge. In this report, we describe a rare case of optic neuropathy as the initial presentation of primary HIV infection, which resulted in irreversible blindness. To our knowledge, only four cases of optic neuropathy resulting from a recent HIV seroconversion have been reported. Aged Blindness/etiology Diagnostic Errors HIV Infections/complications/diagnosis Humans Male Optic Nerve Diseases/etiology Zika Virus Infection/diagnosis Dewey 616 56 Département de médecine 221 false 587 VIH/SIDA 930 BMC Research Notes 10 1 6cb450b8-0409-4529-b2bd-52b55cdc4fc3 Article (Published version) Public 29195504_BMC_Hirschel.pdf 933673 application/pdf openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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