[Causes of visual impairment among people living with HIV at the University Hospital of Libreville].

Autor: Aki TM; Département de chirurgie et spécialités, Université des Sciences de la Santé, FMSS, Libreville, Gabon., Abayi AM; Département de chirurgie et spécialités, Université des Sciences de la Santé, FMSS, Libreville, Gabon.; Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées de Libreville, Gabon., Boulingui CM; Service d'Infectiologie du CHU de Libreville, Gabon., Assoumou PA; Département de chirurgie et spécialités, Université des Sciences de la Santé, FMSS, Libreville, Gabon., Anyunzoghe E; Département d'Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Informatique Médicale, Université des Sciences de la Santé, FMSS, Libreville, Gabon., Vouma M; Département de chirurgie et spécialités, Université des Sciences de la Santé, FMSS, Libreville, Gabon., Mistoul I; Service d'Infectiologie du CHU de Libreville, Gabon., Mve M; Département de chirurgie et spécialités, Université des Sciences de la Santé, FMSS, Libreville, Gabon.; Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées de Libreville, Gabon.
Jazyk: francouzština
Zdroj: Le Mali medical [Mali Med] 2022; Vol. 38 (2), pp. 17-22.
Abstrakt: Introduction: Few data exist on the issue of visual impairment (VI) in people living with HIV (PLHIV).
Objective: To identify the causes of visual impairment among people living with HIV (PLHIV) at the University Hospital of Libreville.
Population and Methods: This was an observational study of 737 people living with HIV (PLHIV). The parameters studied were age (year), gender, CD4 count, age of infection, use of antiretroviral therapy as well as visual acuity from far and near (CMI-11) and cause of VI.
Results: Out of a population of 737 PLHIV, 75 (101 eyes) had VI, representing a hospital prevalence of 10.2% (n = 75/737). VI was bilateral for 34.7% (n = 26/75) of them. The main aetiology were refractive disorders (47.5%). Uveitis affected 16.8% of the number of eyes, of which 12.9% were of toxoplasmic origin. Other causes were cataracts (11.9%) and cytomegalovirus retinitis (10.9%). Two patients experienced early macular degeneration and two others with macular ischemia. Bilateral macular hemorrhage and occlusion of the central artery of the retina were also observed.
Conclusion: One in 10 PLHIV is visually impaired. In half of the cases, the pathologies that provide this handicap, are opportunistic disease with ocular toxoplasmosis in the foreground. Routine screening may improve visual prognosis.
(Le comité de rédaction se réserve le droit de renvoyer aux auteurs avant toute soumission à l'avis des lecteurs les manuscrits qui ne seraient pas conformes à ces modalités de présentation. En outre il leur conseille de conserver un exemplaire du manuscrit, des figures et des tableaux.)
Databáze: MEDLINE