Publications by authors named "Tilele Mwansa"
The global health exchange program between the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH) of Lusaka, Zambia and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has been operating since 2015. As trainees and facilitators of this exchange program, we describe our experiences working in Lusaka and Baltimore, and strengths and challenges of the partnership. Since 2015, we have facilitated rotations for 71 UMB trainees, who spent four weeks on the Infectious Disease (ID) team at UTH.
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- A 23-year-old man in Zambia with HIV on antiretroviral and antituberculous therapy experienced new headaches, seizures, and neurologic weakness, leading to a brain CT showing a mass likely linked to CNS tuberculosis.
- Despite initial treatment, his condition worsened, revealing multiple brain abscesses, prompting a reconsideration of the diagnosis.
- The case underscores the necessity for a broad differential diagnosis in patients with HIV and emphasizes the challenges of diagnosis in resource-limited settings, especially concerning local infection patterns.