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

• Main Authors: Ahmed I. Bhigjee (Author), Anandan A. Moodley (Author), Izanne Roos (Author), Cait-Lynn Wells (Author), Pratistadevi Ramdial (Author), Monika Esser (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...