Table 1.
List of clinical features, laboratory investigations, and treatment of all patients included in the study
| Age | Sex | Laterality | CD4 @ presentation cells/cu.mm | RPR/TPHA | Ocular features | Treatment | Visual outcome | F/U (months) | HIV duration | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | M | B/L | 113 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OU-Panuveitis | CP + systemic steroids | Improved | 8 | 1d | Retinitis, Vitritis 2 + 1st diagnosis HIV |
| 56 | M | B/L | 432 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OD - Panuveitis OS - Anterior uveitis | CP + Systemic steroids Doxycycline | Worsened | 24 | 36 m | Placoid Chorioretinitis Vitritis 2+ |
| 28 | F | B/L | 218 | RPR 1:16, TPHA 1:640 | OU - Anterior | CP + topical | Improved | 12 | 18 m | |
| 25 | M | B/L | 382 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OD - Panuveitis OS - Vitritis 3+ | CP + steroids | Worsened Improved | 58 | 1d | 1st diagnosis HIV RP like picture |
| 55 | M | U/L | 198 | VDRL>1:16 TPHA -> 1:640 |
OS - Vitritis 2+ | CP + systemic steroids | Improved | 9 | 12 | Snowball Complicated Cataract |
| 29 | M | U/L | 386 | RPR>1:16, RPHA 1:640 | OD Anterior | CP + topical Doxycycline |
Stable | 8 | 38 m | NGA |
| 47 | M | B/L | 120 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OU - Posterior uveitis | CP + steroids Doxycycline |
Worsened | 6 | 1d | 1st diagnosis HIV Macular scar Retinal vasculitis Complicated cataract |
| 29 | M | B/L | 472 | RPR 1:16, RPHA 1:640 | OU - Panuveitis | CP + steroids | Improved | 30 | 1m | Vitritis 2+Retinal vasculitis Placoid Chorioretinitis |
| 27 | M | U/L | 83 | RPR - 1:32 TPHA - 1:640 |
OS - Posterior uveitis | CP + steroids | Worsened | 6 | 1d | 1st diagnosis HIV Retinitis scarred macula |
| 25 | M | B/L | 96 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OD - Posterior uveitis OS - Vitritis 2+ | CP + steroids | Same | 26 | 60m | Retinal vasculitis |
| 24 | M | B/L | 128 | RPR - 1:32 TPHA - 1:640 |
OU - Panuveitis | CP + steroids | Improved | 8 | 12 m | Vitritis 2+Retinitis Optic Atrophy |
| 27 | M | B/L | 148 | RPR - 1:32 TPHA - 1:640 |
OU - Posterior uveitis | CP + steroids | Same | 6 | 12 m | RPE mottling RP like picture |
| 43 | M | B/L | 600 | RPR - 1:32 TPHA - 1:640 | OU - Vitritis 3+ | CP + Steroids | Improved | 8 | 96 m | OS - status post vitreo retinal surgery |
| 36 | M | U/L | 160 | RPR - 1:32 TPHA - 1:640 |
OS - Posterior uveitis | CP + systemic steroids | Improved | 18 | 18 m | Retinitis |
| 39 | M | B/L | 612 | RPR - 1:32 TPHA - 1:640 |
OU- Panuveitis | CP + steroids | Worsened | 23 | 6m | Vitritis 2 + Complicated cataract Vitreous debris Placoid chorioretinitis |
| 60 | M | B/L | 42 | RPR - 1:32 TPHA - 1:640 |
OU - Panuveitis | CP + steroids | Improved | 6 | 1d | Vitritis 1 + Macular scar Healed retinitis Complicated Cataract 1st diagnosis HIV |
| 38 | M | U/L | 269 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OD- Panuveitis | CP + steroids | Improved | 20 | 1m | Vitritis 2 + Retinitis/disc edema |
| 31 | M | B/L | 515 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OU - Panuveitis | CP + steroids | Worsened | 8 | 1m | Vitritis 2 + Retinal detachment Optic atrophy |
| 28 | M | U/L | 159 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OS - Panuveitis | CP + steroids | Worsened | 12 | 36m | Retinal detachment |
| 53 | M | B/L | 57 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OU- Panuveitis | CP + steroids | Worsened | 11 | 24 | Vitritis 1 + Retinal detachment/Retinitis |
| 52 | F | U/L | 308 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OD - Posterior uveitis | CP + steroids Doxycycline |
Stable | 9 | 58 | Diffuse retinochoroiditis |
| 30 | M | B/L | 220 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OU - Vitritis 2+ | CP + Steroids | Stable | 8 | 1d | 1st diagnosis HIV Snowball |
| 59 | M | U/L | 250 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OS - Posterior uveitis | CP + steroids | Improved | 10 | 60 m | Retinitis |
| 43 | M | B/L | 182 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OU- Panuveitis | CP + steroids | Improved | 6 | 1d | Vitritis 2+RP like picture 1st diagnosis HIV |
| 54 | M | B/L | 232 | RPR 1:16, RPHA 1:640 | OU - Vitritis 2+ | CP + steroids | Improved | 8 | 24m | Snowballs |
| 28 | M | B/l | 212 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OU - Posterior uveitis | CP + steroids Ozurdex Cataract Surgery |
Improved | 36 | 1d | 1st diagnosis HIV Retinitis Complicated Cat |
| 38 | M | B/L | 171 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OU - Panuveitis | CP + Steroids | Improved | 8 | 1d | Vitritis 2+RP like picture 1st diagnosis HIV |
| 32 | M | U/L | 186 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OS - Vitritis 2+ | CP + steroids | Improved | 19 | 2m | |
| 46 | M | B/L | 212 | RPR 1:16, RPHA 1:640 | OU - Panuveitis | CP + steroids Cefalosporin | Improved | 23 | 1m | Vitritis 1+RP like picture/RPE mottling |
| 45 | M | B/L | 235 | VDRL>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OU -Panuveitis | CP + steroids | Improved | 7 | 30m | Vitritis 2+Diffuse retinochoroiditis |
| 24 | M | U/L | 435 | VDRL>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OS -Posterior uveitis | CP + steroids | Improved | 10 | 18m | Placoid Chorioretinitis |
| 38 | M | B/L | 180 | VDRL>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OU-Panuveitis | CP + steroids | Improved | 8 | 1m | Vitritis 2 + Diffuse retinochoroiditis |
| 28 | M | B/L | 326 | RPR>1:32 TPHA>1:1280 |
OU -Panuveitis | CP, Cefixime, steroids | Stable | 10 | 48 | RP-like picture/RPE mottling |
OD - Right eye, OS - Left eye, OU- Both eyes. RPR - Rapid plasma reagin, VDRL - Venereal disease lab test, TPHA - Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay. U/L - Unilateral, B/L- Bilateral, CP - Crystalline penicillin, Duration - d (days), m (months), RP - Retinitis pigmentosa, RPE - Retinal pigment epithelium