Spectrum of myelopathies in HIV seropositive South African patients.
The authors determined the cause of myelopathies in 33 HIV seropositive individuals in KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa. The main associations were with human T-cell lymphotrophic virus-I, tuberculosis, herpes zoster, and syphilis. A novel association with probable bilharziasis was noted. Only one case of vacuolar myelopathy was identified. Opportunistic infections will probably persist until routine antiretroviral therapy becomes widely available in South Africa.
Bhigjee
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Department of Neurology, University of Natal, South Africa. Bhigjee@mu.ac.za
Madurai
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Bill
P L
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Patel
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Corr
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Naidoo
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Gopaul
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Smith
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York
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013019:South Africa; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000473:pathology*