Viral infections: arthritis in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patient.
Reactive arthritis is common in HIV-positive patients and may be mistaken for septic arthritis. We feel that the association is probably, in part, due to the increased incidence of diarrhoeal diseases in HIV-infected patients rather than a specific effect of HIV on the synovium. Disabling, chronic, sero-negative polyarthritis is common in the later stages of HIV infection and further palliative therapeutic strategies are urgently needed.
Morrison
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Department of Rheumatology, Stobhill Hospital NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK.
McGill
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Jellis
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D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male