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HIV , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome , Candidiasis , Herpes Simplex , Lymphatic Diseases , TuberculosisABSTRACT
During the period January 1987-December 1991; 248 patients were studied and 350 eyes removed. Two patients had both eyes removed. Out of the 348 patients; 236 or 67.82were males and 112 or 32.18were females. Of the 350 eyes removed in the 5 year period; 170 were enucleated and 169 were evicerated. Exenteration was done in 11 cases for malignant tumours. Trauma was the commonest cause of eye removal (35.43); followed by ocular infection; (21.14) and then malignant tumours; (18.8). Retinoblastoma was the commonest tumour encountered. The age group 0-9 years had the largest number of patients at 23.56. All the patients were of African origin; and the local ethnic group; Ganda; were the majority. The largest number of patients were peasants
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Eye , Eye Infections , Lymphatic DiseasesABSTRACT
La decouverte d'un pic etroit et homogene a l'electrophorese des protides suggere la presence d'une immunoglobuline (Ig); monoclonale. Celle-ci; dans la majorite des cas; signe une hemopathie maligne. cette decouverte impose une etude immunochimique serique et urinaire pour affirmer et caracteriser l'Ig monoclonale; la recherche d'une hemopathie maligne de lignee lymphoide et l'analyse des eventuelles consequences pathogenes de cette Ig monoclonale. En fonction des resultats de ce bilan; on decide de traiter l'hemopathie maligne ou de se contenter d'une surveillance reguliere et prolongee