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The neuromyelitis optica presentation and the aquaporin-4 antibody in HIV-seropositive and seronegative patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BACKGROUND: The association of the anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP-4) water channel antibody with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) syndrome has been described from various parts of the world. There has been no large study describing this association from southern Africa, an HIV endemic area. HIV patients often pres...

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Autores principales: Bhigjee, Ahmed I., Moodley, Anandan A., Roos, Izanne, Wells, Cait-Lynn, Ramdial, Pratistadevi, Esser, Monika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5843081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29568625
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v18i1.684