Open AccessEye Damage at the Terminal Stage of HIV Infection. Clinical Case
Author(s) -
Т. В. Гаврилова,
А. П. Сергиенко,
М. В. Черешнева,
A. N. Sobianina
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
oftalʹmologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2500-0845
pISSN - 1816-5095
DOI - 10.18008/1816-5095-2021-2-368-373
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , disease , stage (stratigraphy) , medical record , intensive care medicine , immunity , immunology , pediatrics , surgery , immune system , paleontology , biology
Nowadays, 37.9 million people live with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the world, while about 8.1 million are not aware of their HIV-status. Chronic inflammation with damage to all organs and systems, including the organ of vision, is characteristic of HIVinfection. Often, diseases occur atypically against a background of reduced immunity that is why any doctor, including an ophthalmologist, should be ready to treat such patients. The purpose . To present a clinical case of eye damage in a patient with terminal stage of HIV-infection. М ethods . According to the Perm Regional Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, a retrospective analysis of medical records of the HIV-infected patient S. with the eye damage and fatal outcome was made. Results . The diagnosis of HIV-infection was first established in the presence of ophthalmological disease. The lack of timely diagnosis and adequate treatment led to the death of the patient.