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  • Title: The acquired immune deficiency syndrome: a report of the first case in Malaysia.
    Author: Goh KL, Chua CT, Chiew IS, Soo-Hoo TS.
    Journal: Med J Malaysia; 1987 Mar; 42(1):58-60. PubMed ID: 3501533.
    Abstract:
    The 1st case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in Malaysia was detected in 1987, 1 year after the Ministry of Health established a national AIDS task force. The patient was a 45-year-old Chinese man of Malaysian origin who had been living overseas for the past 30 years. The patient denied any homosexual relationships, blood transfusions, of intravenous drug use; however, he reported multiple sexual partners 10 years prior to developing AIDS. At hospital admission, the patient was in acute respiratory distress and Pneumocystis carinii was isolated from his sputum. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot tests revealed antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The T- helper/T-suppressor cell ratio was inverted, 16:51%. There were no antibodies to cytomegalovirus or toxoplasmosis. The patient showed rapid clinical improvement after treatment with co-trimoxazole and was released from the hospital 2 weeks after admission. Although this is the 1st case of full-blown AIDS in Malaysia, individuals with antibodies to HIV have been identified.
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