title: HIV seropositive cases presenting as urological patients at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra--a preliminary report.
abstract: Thirty-six patients (33 males, 3 females) were screened for HIV antibodies at the Urological clinics, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra because of chronic diarrhoea, unexplained weight loss, multiple sexual partners, recurrent sexually transmitted diseases, non resolution of symptoms or history of possible exposure to HIV. Ten patients (27.8%) were found to be HIV seropositive; 6 were confirmed as HIV-1, one as HIV-2 and 3 as both HIV-1 and HIV-2. The HIV seropositive patients presented as follows: recurrent cystitis and offensive vaginal discharge in 2 females, non-resolution or recurrence of urological symptoms and signs such as warts (genital, meatal and or urethral) in 4 males and recurrent penile ulcers in 4 males. This report indicates that physicians should be alert and screen high risk patients for both HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medicine and Therapeutics, Ghana Medical School, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Yeboah
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Neequaye
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mingle
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asamoah-Adu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005869:Ghana / Q000453:epidemiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015497:HIV-1; D015498:HIV-2; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors