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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-Caramés
, Jaume Sánchez-Serra, Jesus Díaz-Cascajosa, Albert Saladrigas, Santiago Conversa, and Jose Ignacio Vela-Segarra
, Jaume Sánchez-Serra, Jesus Díaz-Cascajosa, Albert Saladrigas, Santiago Conversa, and Jose Ignacio Vela-Segarra
Figure 2
Figure 2. Imaging for a vascularized iris mass as sentinel manifestation of syphilis in patient with HIV infection, Spain, 2025. A) Anterior segment optical coherence tomography showing a homogeneous hyperreflective stromal lesion with keratic precipitates and inflammatory cells in the anterior chamber. B) Ultrasound biomicroscopy revealing a well-defined hyperechoic iris mass with ciliary body involvement.
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