Document 0317
 DOCN  M9440317
 TI    HIV seropositive cases presenting as urological patients at the Korle-Bu
       Teaching Hospital, Accra--a preliminary report.
 DT    9404
 AU    Yeboah ED; Neequaye AR; Mingle JA; Asamoah-Adu A; Department of Surgery,
       Medicine and Therapeutics, Ghana Medical; School, Korle Bu Teaching
       Hospital, Accra.
 SO    West Afr J Med. 1993 Jul-Sep;12(3):158-61. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94145932
 AB    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.
 DE    Adult  Female  Ghana/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Hospitals, Teaching  Human  HIV
       Seropositivity/*BLOOD/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  *HIV-1  *HIV-2  Male
       Mass Screening/*METHODS  *Population Surveillance  Prospective Studies
       Risk Factors  Urogenital Diseases/*ETIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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