Retinal findings in Malawian patients with AIDS.
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of retinal disease in a group of patients with AIDS in Malawi. Indirect ophthalmoscopy was performed on 99 patients with AIDS who were admitted consecutively to a medical ward at a central hospital. Necrotising retinitis was present in one eye of one patient examined. Non-infectious retinopathy was present in 13%. Retinitis is less common in AIDS patients from Africa compared with those from developed countries; it is believed that most patients die before acquiring it. Non-infectious retinopathy may also be less common.
Lewallen
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International Eye Foundation, Blantyre, Malawi.
Kumwenda
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Maher
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Harries
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008295:Malawi / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012173:Retinitis / Q000150:complications; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000150:complications