Clinical presentation and aetiologies of acute or complicated headache among HIV-seropositive patients in a ugandan clinic

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Katwere, Michael ^a   Kambugu, Andrew ^a   Piloya, Theresa ^a   Wong, Matthew ^b   Hendel Paterson, Brett ^c   Sande, Merle A ^d   Ronald, Allan ^e   Katabira, Elly ^a   Were, Edward M ^h   Menten, Joris ^f   Colebunders, Robert ^f,g  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^h Uganda AIDS Commission   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL SINUSITIS; BELL PALSY; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CEREBRAL MALARIA; CEREBRAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HIV ASSOCIATED NEPHROPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TONSILLITIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; UGANDAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 84863003239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-12-21     Document Type: Article

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