Uveitis in HIV-infected patients
| Autor: | J. C K Mwanza, D. L. Kayembe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis Eye disease Eye Infections HIV Infections Uveitis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Internal medicine medicine Prevalence Humans Retrospective Studies business.industry Panuveitis General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Toxoplasmosis Ophthalmology Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Immunology 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Democratic Republic of the Congo Intermediate uveitis Female business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | European journal of ophthalmology. 11(1) |
| ISSN: | 1120-6721 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE. To determine the prevalence of HIV infection and to find out the possible causes (associated conditions) of uveitis in HIV-infected patients. METHODS. We retrospectively analyzed the data of 581 patients with uveitis diagnosed over an 11-year period. All patients received a routine eye examination and most of them a general examination as well as complementary tests. RESULTS. The prevalence of HIV infection was 14.3% (89 patients). Anterior uveitis (62%) was the most frequent form, followed by posterior uveitis (22%), panuveitis (12%) and intermediate uveitis (4%). Associated conditions or causes were found in 88% of these 89 patients, the most frequent being Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (43%), tuberculosis (16%), CMV infection (12%) and toxoplasmosis (10%). CONCLUSIONS. In HIV-infected patients uveitis is frequently associated with opportunistic infections. |
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