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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
SLIM DISEASE: A NEW DISEASE IN UGANDA AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH HTLV-III INFECTION
The Lancet, Volume 326, No. 8460, Year 1985
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Description
A new disease has recently been recognised in rural Uganda. Because the major symptoms are weight loss and diarrhoea, it is known locally as slim disease. It is strongly associated with HTLV-III infection (63 out of 71 patients) and affects females nearly as frequently as males. The clinical features are similar to those of enteropathic acquired immunodeficiency syndrome as seen in neighbouring Zaire. However, the syndrome is rarely associated with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), although KS is endemic in this area of Uganda. Slim disease occurs predominantly in the heterosexually promiscuous population and there is no clear evidence to implicate other possible means of transmission, such as by insect vectors or re-used injection needles. The site and timing of the first reported cases suggest that the disease arose in Tanzania. © 1985.
Authors & Co-Authors
Serwadda, David Musoke
Uganda, Kampala
School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Uganda
District Medical Office
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Medical School
United Kingdom, London
The Institute of Cancer Research
Sewankambo, Nelson K.
Uganda, Kampala
School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Uganda
District Medical Office
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Medical School
United Kingdom, London
The Institute of Cancer Research
Carswell, J. Wilson
Uganda, Kampala
School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Uganda
District Medical Office
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Medical School
United Kingdom, London
The Institute of Cancer Research
Bayley, Anne C.
Uganda, Kampala
School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Uganda
District Medical Office
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Medical School
United Kingdom, London
The Institute of Cancer Research
Tedder, Richard S.
Uganda, Kampala
School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Uganda
District Medical Office
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Medical School
United Kingdom, London
The Institute of Cancer Research
Weiss, Robin A.
Uganda, Kampala
School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Uganda
District Medical Office
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Medical School
United Kingdom, London
The Institute of Cancer Research
Mugerwa, Roy D.
Uganda, Kampala
School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Uganda
District Medical Office
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Medical School
United Kingdom, London
The Institute of Cancer Research
Lwegaba, Anthony
Uganda, Kampala
School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Uganda
District Medical Office
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Medical School
United Kingdom, London
The Institute of Cancer Research
Kirya, G. B.
Uganda, Kampala
School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Uganda
District Medical Office
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Medical School
United Kingdom, London
The Institute of Cancer Research
Downing, Robert G.
Uganda, Kampala
School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Uganda
District Medical Office
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Medical School
United Kingdom, London
The Institute of Cancer Research
Clayden, Susan A.
Uganda, Kampala
School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Uganda
District Medical Office
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Medical School
United Kingdom, London
The Institute of Cancer Research
Dalgleish, Angus George D.
Uganda, Kampala
School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Uganda
District Medical Office
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Medical School
United Kingdom, London
The Institute of Cancer Research
Statistics
Citations: 569
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0140-6736(85)90122-9
ISSN:
01406736
Research Areas
Cancer
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Tanzania
Uganda
Participants Gender
Female