Eye symptoms after HIV infection?

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Acute HIV infection usually occurs about 1-2 weeks after exposure to HIV. During the period of acute HIV infection, a large number of HIV replication and a sharp decline of CD4 cells cause about 50-70% of the infected people to have the clinical symptoms of HIV viremia and acute damage of immune system. It is mainly manifested in systemic and skin, nervous system and intestinal symptoms. Eye symptoms after HIV infection? Let's talk about it.

Eye symptoms after HIV infection?

1. Retinitis is the most common disease of choroid, retina and vitreous, the incidence of which can be as high as 75%. It may be related to infection of CMV, HIV and Toxoplasma gondii, which is the main cause of blindness in AIDS patients. In high-risk groups or HIV infected people. If there is unclear reason for blurred vision, we should be alert to the disease.

2. Optic neuropathy may lead to visual impairment or blindness when it affects the optic nerves of patients with AR (: or AIDS). The common cause of optic neuropathy is CMV infection. When CMV retinitis affects optic disc and optic nerve papilla, visual acuity may decrease. At this time, there may be retinitis in other areas, or it may cause inflammation of intraorbital optic nerve and retrobulbar optic nerve. Acute retinal necrosis syndrome caused by herpes simplex virus or varicella zoster virus can cause optic papillitis and optic neuritis. Syphilis can cause optic papillitis, optic neuritis or retrobulbar optic neuritis in AIDS patients at various stages. Blindness caused by retrobulbar optic nerve compression is the most serious ophthalmic complication of cryptococcal meningitis. The etiology of optic neuropathy can be determined by looking for other characteristics of specific infection. However, once severe visual loss occurs, it is difficult to improve vision by specific treatment.

3. Conjunctival and other eye diseases in 10% of AIDS patients have non-specific, non suppurative conjunctivitis, mostly white limited, topical corticosteroids, sulfonamides effective. Other rare causes of conjunctivitis include syphilis and infectious soft wart infection. After the KS sarcoma invaded the eyes, the conjunctiva showed congestive red nodules. Small lesions were easily mistaken for subconjunctival hemorrhage. Lymphatic KS sarcoma could cause periorbital edema. Orbit: KS sarcoma may be accompanied by ptosis and diplopia.

matters needing attention

Many people after high-risk similar symptoms are actually due to psychological effects, not really infected. In order to reduce the symptoms of AIDS after how long such problems or phenomena appear, self-care, maintain a single loyal sexual relationship can be effectively prevented.