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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Type 1 reactions in leprosy, neuritis and steroid therapy: The impact of the human immunodeficiency virus
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 88, No. 3, Year 1994
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The incidence of type 1 reactions and neuritis among HIV seronegative and HIV seropositive leprosy patients wasinvestigated. HIV seropositivity was associated with an increased incidence of type 1 reactions among multibacillary (MB) patients, which were observed in 9 of 12 seropositive MB patients and in 8 of 40 HIV seronegative MB patients (P < 0·0005). Similarly, the incidence of neuritis was significantly increased among the HIV seropositive MB patients, of whom 8 developed acute neuritis compared to 3 of the HIV seronegative patients (P < 0·0005). Therewas no significant difference between the numbers of paucibacillary HIV seropositive and HIV seronegative patients who developed these complications. Both the HIV seronegative and HIV seropositive patients showed a similar response to steroid therapy for the management of acute neuritis. © 1994 Oxford University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bwire, Robert
Uganda
St Francis Leprosy Centre
Kawuma, Herman Joseph S.
Uganda
St Francis Leprosy Centre
Statistics
Citations: 38
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0035-9203(94)90098-1
ISSN:
00359203
e-ISSN:
18783503
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study