| Autor: |
A, Millogo, G A, Ki-Zerbo, A B, Sawadogo, I, Ouedraogo, M M, Tamini |
| Jazyk: |
francouzština |
| Rok vydání: |
2000 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990). 93(2) |
| ISSN: |
0037-9085 |
| Popis: |
Facial paralysis is a well-described manifestation of HIV infection. We report 27 cases of peripheral facial paralysis observed at Bobo-Dioulasso Hospital in a prospective study over a period of 9 months: 55 of the cases were HIV positive and 12/15 (80%) were in the 20-39 age group. Nine out of 11 females and 6 out of 16 males were seropositive. 13 of the cases were at stage B of CDC classification and 2 at stage C. ESR was elevated in all the HIV patients. CSF examination revealed lymphocytic pleiocytosis, elevated proteins and a positive HIV serology. CD4 counts were obtained in 8 cases and were under 400/mm3 in 4 cases. The clinical presentation was more severe in HIV seropositives with a longer duration of symptoms. Isolated peripheral facial paralysis associated with an elevated ESR in young adults suggest HIV infection and should lead to HIV counselling and testing. |
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