Clinical Features of HIV Infection in Accra

Abstract

The clinical features of 30 patients with H.I.V. infection have been described. 18 patients had severe disease and satisfied the WHO clinical definition of AIDS in Africa. The usefulness of this definition in underdeveloped countries has been discussed. The remaining 12 patients had milder disease and the importance of identifying this group of patients in the control of HIV infection in the community has also been discussed. In the main, the clinical features of HIV infection in Accra is similar to those found in East and Central Africa.