title: HIV seropositivity and related eye diseases in Uith, Ilorin.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  HIV is assuming an alarming pandemic worldwide and presently in Nigeria it is a source of concern to all and sundry.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To review the demography of cases positive for HIV in the eye clinic over a 5-year period and to identify ocular diseases that have high predictive value for HIV.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of all the patients that were screened for HIV in the eye clinic over a 5-year period was done. Screening was by ELISA method with confirmation by Western blot test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 60 patients were screened and 26 (43.3%) of them were HIV positive. The male to female ratio of HIV positive patients was 1:1. All the seropositive patients were between the ages of 20-49 years and about a third were students from the higher institutions. Half of the patients were single. Diagnoses with high predictive values were Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (62%), Steven Johnson syndrome (50%), HIV retinopathy (75%), Bilateral Unresolving Toxoplasmosis (42%). The common presentations however are Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) and unresolving bilateral Uveitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HIV and ocular involvement is increasing in Ilorin. The high-risk groups among patients presenting to the hospital are students of higher institutions and Soldiers. Diseases of high predictive indices are Herpes zoster Ophthalmicus, Steven Johnson's syndrome, HIV retinopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ilorin.
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Adepoju
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Olawumi
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Adekoya
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies