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Arch Ophthalmol. 2000;118:1695-1696.

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 2 is a human lentivirus, which shares 40% to 50% genetic homology with HIV-1, but has distinct epidemiologic, biological, and clinical features.¹ First described in Senegal in 1985, HIV-2 is endemic in many west African countries, but is uncommonly found outside of that region. Human immunodeficiency virus 2 has been reported in European countries and in North America. In the United States, less than 100 cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.² We describe a man whose ophthalmic manifestations led to a diagnosis of HIV-2 infection.

Report of a Case

A 42-year-old African man from Burkina Faso who immigrated to the United States 8 years earlier was referred to the Retina Clinic at the University of Wisconsin–Madison after a retinal abnormality was discovered on routine examination. He had no visual complaints. His medical history was significant for a recent respiratory tract infection, with a cough . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Reprints: Justin L. Gottlieb, MD, 2870 University Ave, Suite 206, Madison, WI 53705 (e-mail: jlgottlieb@facstaff.wisc.edu).