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Volume 32, Number 7—July 2026

Dispatch

Vascularized Iris Mass as Sentinel Manifestation of Syphilis in Patient with HIV Infection, Spain, 2025

Marta Caminal-CaramésComments to Author , Jaume Sánchez-Serra, Jesus Díaz-Cascajosa, Albert Saladrigas, Santiago Conversa, and Jose Ignacio Vela-Segarra
Author affiliation: Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

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Figure 1

Clinical findings of a vascularized iris mass as sentinel manifestation of syphilis in patient with HIV infection, Spain, 2025. A) Maculopapular facial rash consistent with secondary syphilis. B) Slit-lamp photograph demonstrating a nonpigmented, vascularized iris base mass with conjunctival hyperemia, corneal edema, and mutton-fat keratic precipitates.

Figure 1. Clinical findings of a vascularized iris mass as sentinel manifestation of syphilis in patient with HIV infection, Spain, 2025. A) Maculopapular facial rash consistent with secondary syphilis. B) Slit-lamp photograph demonstrating a nonpigmented, vascularized iris base mass with conjunctival hyperemia, corneal edema, and mutton-fat keratic precipitates.

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