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IMMUNE RECONSITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME AMONG ADOLESCENTS: A REPORT OF CASES IN A RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTING (UGANDA)
Kambugu A, Ocama P, Katusiime C
2010

We report immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromes in a cohort of adolescents/young adults over a period of 1 year at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda.

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Initial description of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome involving the thyroid gland in an immunocompromised patient
Kambugu A, Ocama P, Katusiime C
2011
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.04.2011.4053

Abscess formation in the thyroid gland is particularly a rare phenomenon and presents a medical and surgical dilemma especially in HIVseropositive patients. The authors report a case of a paradoxical …

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Intractable chronic vulval ulceration presenting as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a treatment-failure patient: a case observation
Kambugu Andrew, Katusiime Christine, Ocama Ponsiano
2011

MEDLINE Abstract: HIV-1 treatment-failure patients are increasingly being initiated on second-line antiretroviral therapy. The case we describe is of a treatment-failure patient who developed intractable chronic vulval ulceration presenting as …

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A rare entity of primary extranodal diffuse large B cell lymphoma of the lower limb calf in an HIV-infected young adult on highly active antiretroviral therapy
Kambugu A, Katusiime C
2012
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.12.2011.5444

Primary cutaneous and skeletal muscle lymphomas are particularly rare phenomena in HIV sero-positive patients. The authors report a case of primary extranodal malignant diffuse large B cell lymphoma of the …

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CHRONIC GENITAL ULCER DISEASE WITH SUBSEQENT DEVELOPMENT OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) URETHRITIS AND BACTERAEMIA IN AN HIV-SEROPOSITIVE PERSON - A CASE OBSERVATION
Kambugu A, Katusiime C
2012

HIV-seropositive persons are at increased risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Genital ulcerative disease and sexually transmitted infection with subsequent MRSA infection in HIV-seropositive persons have been documented only once. …

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Brief Report: Prevalence of Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease among HIV-Infected Children in Kampala, Uganda
Musiime V, Kityo C, Mirembe G, Lubega S, Lwabi P, Gleason B, Namuyonga J, Okello E, Lubega I, Salata R A, Longenecker C T
2016
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000827

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains highly prevalent in resource-constrained settings around the world, including countries with high rates of HIV/AIDS. Although both are immune-mediated diseases, it is unknown whether HIV …

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Prevalence of Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease Among HIV-Infected Children in Kampala, Uganda
Musiime V, Kityo C, Mirembe G, Longenecker CT, Lubega S, Lwabi P, Salata RA, Gleason B, Namuyonga J, Okello E, Lubega I
2016
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000827

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains highly prevalent in resource-constrained settings around the world, including countries with high rates of HIV/AIDS. Although both are immune-mediated diseases, it is unknown whether HIV …

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Management and Outcomes of Acute Surgical Patients at a District Hospital in Uganda with Non-physician Emergency Clinicians
Global Emergency Care, Dresser C, Periyanayagam U, Dreifuss B, Wangoda R, Luyimbaazi J, Bisanzo M
2017
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-4014-7

Acute surgical care services in rural Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from human resource and systemic constraints. Developing emergency care systems and task sharing aspects of acute surgical care addresses many of …

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Derivation and validation of a chief complaint shortlist for unscheduled acute and emergency care in Uganda
Bisanzo M, Global Emergency Care Investigator, Study Grp, Rice BT, Maling S, Joseph R, Mowafi H
2018
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020188

Objectives Derive and validate a shortlist of chief complaints to describe unscheduled acute and emergency care in Uganda.Setting A single, private, not-for profit hospital in rural, southwestern Uganda.Participants From 2009 …

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Defining High-risk Emergency Chief Complaints: Data-driven Triage for Low- and Middle-income Countries
Bisanzo M, Global Emergency Care Investigator, Mowafi H, Rice B, Leanza J, Kamara NT, Mulogo EM, Nikam K, Kizza H, Newberry JA, Strehlow M, Kohn M
2020
DOI: 10.1111/acem.14013

Objectives Emergency medicine in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is hindered by lack of research into patient outcomes. Chief complaints (CCs) are fundamental to emergency care but have only recently …

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