Spondyloarthritis in African Blacks

Spondyloarthritis in African blacks.

Ocular malignant melanoma in South African blacks.

The incidence of primary ocular malignant melanoma in blacks during the last 25 years in a large part of the Transvaal Province of South Africa is reported. Only 8 cases were diagnosed, 1 uveal, 4 conjunctival, and 3 orbital. During this same period 153 cases of primary ocular malignant melanoma were diagnosed in whites. The rarity of these tumours among blacks is stressed and the reasons for t...

HLA antigens in acute anterior uveitis in South African blacks.

Fifty-three black patients with acute nongranulomatous anterior uveitis (AAU) were tissue typed and the results compared to those from a panel of 200 healthy unrelated black volunteers. No statistically significant deviation from the norm with regard to the frequencies of 38 HLA antigens could be observed.

Polyps and colorectal cancer in South African Blacks.

This study reflects the fact that cancer of the large bowel is uncommon in South African Blacks, and that colorectal polyps do not appear to constitute a precursor to most colorectal cancers. Furthermore, it is shown that dietary factors associated with this cancer in Western populations are not evident in the Black population. In the South African White population, however, the disease behaves...

Comparison of HIV/AIDS Rates Between U.S.-Born Blacks and African-Born Blacks in Utah, 2000 – 2009

The Utah Department of Health currently groups African-born blacks with U.S.-born blacks when reporting HIV/AIDS surveillance data. Studies suggest that categorizing HIV/AIDS cases in this manner may mask important epidemiological trends, and the distinct differences between these two populations warrant disaggregating data prior to reporting. The purpose of this study was to characterize the H...