Training in accident and emergency: views of senior house officers.

Abstract

Data on 50 patients infected with HIV* No with No with No with Mean CD4+ epilepsy or No with alcohol No with clinical No of Kaposi's opportunistic lymphocytes Mean HIV p24 taking consumption or radiological patients sarcoma infections (x lO6/l) antigen (U/1) anticonvulsants >2 units/day hepatomegaly Patients with Dupuytren's contracture 18 6 15 59 152 000 1 3 5 Bilateral 9 3 7 43 121 000 2 2 Unilateral 9 3 8 75 182 000 1 1 3 Patients without Dupuytren's contracture 32 11 25 52 75 000 2 5 4 Total 50 17 40 54 103 000 3 8 9 *None of the patients had diabetes mellitus.consumption, history of epilepsy or diabetes mellitus, and use of anticonvulsant drugs were no more common in those with Dupuytren's contractures (Student's t test).The presence of Dupuytren's contracture was not correlated with immunological function as measured by absolute CD4+ lymphocyte count, concentration of p24 antigen, time since HIV antibody was first detected, particular opportunistic infections, any drug, or tumours associated with HIV.