| dc.contributor.author | Otieno, CF | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oyoo,George O | |
| dc.contributor.author | Otedo, AE | |
| dc.contributor.author | Obondi, JO | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-27T13:27:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-27T13:27:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005-12 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Vasculitis In Hiv: Report Of Eight Cases. East Afr Med J. 2005 Dec;82(12):656-9., Fredrick, Dr. Otieno C. F. , East Afr Med J. 2005 December | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16619712 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/26274 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: To Describe Vasculitis In Hiv Patients, Their Cd4 Levels, Anatomical Sites Affected And Clinical Patterns. Design: Prospective, Descriptive Study. Setting: Kisumu District Hospital And Nairobi Rheumatology Clinic Between January 2002 And May 2005. Subjects: Eight Patients With HIV And Vasculitis. Results: Eight Patients (four Males And Four Females) Were Recruited With An Age Range Of 24-61 Years, Mean 33.13 Years. Five Had Central Nervous System Vasculitis And Three Had Peripheral Vasculitis. The Cd4 Counts Were Low, Range 2-200 Cells/mm3 (mean Of 79.25 Cells/mm3), Normal Levels Of Cd4 Are 355-1298 Cells/mm3, Indicating Severe Immunosuppression. Two Patients Tested Positive For Hbv (hepatitis B Virus). Conclusion: HIV Associated Vasculitis is Recognized And May Be Complicated By Co-infection With Hepatitis Viruses. It Occurs At Low Cd4 Counts. Central Nervous System Involvement Is A Common Site. Management Is Multidisciplinary. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.title | Vasculitis In Hiv: Report Of Eight Cases | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | College of health sciences | en |
