[Evaluation of antiretroviral treatment in a cohort of 1,620 HIV-infected patients in Togo].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of antiretroviral treatment for HIV-infected patients in Togo.

Patients And Method: This retrospective study covered the period from January 2001 to January 2009 and included all HIV-infected patients who received antiretroviral therapy for at least 12 months.

Results: The study included 1,620 of the 8,901 patients (18.

[Management of a case of unilateral exophthalmos due to an intraorbital lipofibroma at Kara teaching hospital in Togo].

In childhood, benign tumors are uncommon causes of exophtalmos. We report a case of intraorbital lipofibroma in an 11-year-old girl who presented with painless, progressive proptosis of the right eye over the preceding 6 months. Ultrasound had shown an extraconal intraorbital mass.

[Biological profile of adult patients infected with HIV at initiation of antiretroviral therapy in Togo].

Objective: The study's objective was to determine the CD4 count and laboratory abnormalities in adults infected with HIV at initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Togo.

Methods: A retrospective and descriptive study was made of all patients on HAART in 2009 in Togo.

Results: A total of 5106 patients were included with a median age of 35 years.