Lewallen S, Kumwenda J, Maher D, Harries A D
International Eye Foundation, Blantyre, Malawi.
Br J Ophthalmol. 1994 Oct;78(10):757-9. doi: 10.1136/bjo.78.10.757.
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of retinal disease in a group of patients with AIDS in Malawi. Indirect ophthalmoscopy was performed on 99 patients with AIDS who were admitted consecutively to a medical ward at a central hospital. Necrotising retinitis was present in one eye of one patient examined. Non-infectious retinopathy was present in 13%. Retinitis is less common in AIDS patients from Africa compared with those from developed countries; it is believed that most patients die before acquiring it. Non-infectious retinopathy may also be less common.
本研究的目的是确定马拉维一组艾滋病患者中视网膜疾病的患病率。对连续入住一家中心医院内科病房的99名艾滋病患者进行了间接检眼镜检查。在接受检查的一名患者的一只眼睛中发现了坏死性视网膜炎。13%的患者存在非感染性视网膜病变。与来自发达国家的艾滋病患者相比,非洲艾滋病患者中的视网膜炎不太常见;据信大多数患者在患上该病之前就已死亡。非感染性视网膜病变可能也不太常见。