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Table 2 Type of IRIS and clinical manifestation

From: A case of syphilis associated with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome and review of the literature

Author

Type of Iris and Neurosyphilis/ ocular syphilis (yes or no)

Time to IRIS after starting ARVT

(days)

Cutaneous manifestation (yes or no)

Genital lesion (yes or no)

Ocular manifestation (yes or no, type)

Lymphadenopathy (yes or no)

Systemic symptoms (yes or no)

Neurological symptoms (yes or no, type)

Other manifestation (yes or no, type)

Mitra et al. [3]

Unmasking, no

42

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

Alcedo et al. [8]

Paradoxical, yes

15

Yes

Yes

Yes, panuveitis

No

No

Yes, headache

No

Yap et al. [7]

Unmasking, yes

14

Yes (lues maligna)

No

Yes, vitritis

No

Yes

No

No

Frunza-Stefan et al. [11]

Unmasking, no

3

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

Braue et al.[4]

Unmasking, no

14

Yes, (lues maligna)

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes, rectal mass

Khatri et al. [12]

Unmasking, no

28

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

Vasudevan et al. [9]

Unmasking, no

60

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

Bernal et al. [13]

Unmasking, yes

30

No

No

Yes, panuveitis

No

Yes

No

No

Hardwick et al. [14]

Paradoxical, yes

60

Yes

No

Yes, iritis

No

Yes

No

Yes, rhinitis

Moloney et al. [15]

Unmasking, yes

540

No

No

Yes, scleritis, retinitis and vitritis

Yes

No

Yes, headache

No

Brochard et al. [16]

Unmasking, no

3

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes, left knee arthritis

Ceccarelli et al. [17]

Unmasking, yes

28

No

No

Yes, uveo-papillitis, retinal detachment

No

No

Yes, headache

No

Rushing et al. [5]

Paradoxical, yes

42

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes, headache, word-finding difficulty and

arm numbness

No

Bucher et al.[6]

Paradoxical, yes

10

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes, meningovascular syphilis (headache, photophobia, ataxia, memory impairment

and diplopia)

No

Our case

Paradoxical, yes

21

Yes

No

Yes, retinitis, iritis and vitritis

Yes

No

No

No