title: The coexistence of active classic rheumatoid arthritis and AIDS.
abstract: The lack of previous reports documenting the coexistence of active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) despite an abundance of other HIV associated autoimmune phenomena has generated a hypothesis regarding the necessity of the T4 cell for the development or continued activity of RA. We are the first to describe a patient in whom AIDS did not induce a remission of active synovitis. This observation emphasizes the complexity of the pathogenesis of RA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spiera
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013585:Synovitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone