ANTIBODY TO HTLV-III IN BLOOD DONORS IN CENTRAL AFRICA

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A prospective study of the ophthalmologic findings in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome in Africa

A prospective study of ophthalmologic findings in 20 African patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (Group 1) and nine patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome related complex (Group 2) disclosed that 11 patients in Group 1 and two patients in Group 2 had ocular involvement. Cotton-wool spots, Roth spots, and hemorrhages were frequent features in Group 1. In this series, unlike most others, perivasculitis occurred in five patients whereas cytomegalovirus retinitis and ocular involvement of Kaposi's sarcoma were not observed. These African patients also differed from those previously described in the high proportion of women (11 of 29) and the lack of the usual risk factors (homosexuality, intravenous drug abuse, and hemophilia). © 1985.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe

Human immunodeficiency virus transmission among heterosexual couples in Central Africa

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Herpes zoster in african patients: An early manifestation of HIV infection

During a 3-month period, 131 cases of herpes zoster were diagnosed in Kigali, Rwanda. There were 46 female and 85 male patients. Mean age was 29 years (range 1-66). An unusually high proportion of patients presented with cranial and sacral nerve localisation of their cutaneous lesions. 55/131 patients (42% had involvement of more than one derma tome. None of the patients had an underlying condition known to favour herpes zoster. 120/131 (92% had antibodies to HIV detected by an inununoenzymatic assay (EIA) and indirect immunofluorescence. 92/125 adult patients (74% had no sign or symptom related to HIV infection other than herpes zoster. This study suggests that herpes zoster in Central Africa is an early and readily detectable manifestation of HIV-induced immunosuppression. © 1988 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe