Wei M E, Campbell S H, Taylor C
Ophthalmology Registrar, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane.
Aust N Z J Ophthalmol. 1996 Feb;24(1):75-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1996.tb01556.x.
Life-threatening conditions requiring urgent medical treatment rarely present to the ophthalmologist. This case report describes a patient with precipitious visual loss as the primary complaint and which subsequently led to the diagnosis of Toxoplasmic papillitis and life-threatening cerebral involvement as an initial manifestation of AIDS.