title: Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Case report and review.
abstract: We describe a case of hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (HPOA) in an adult patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This is the ninth case of HPOA associated with AIDS in adults, reported in the literature. The presence of pulmonary tuberculosis was also suspected, based on clinical grounds. Cases of clubbing associated with AIDS infection are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dr Domingo Luciani General Hospital, Caracas, Venezuela.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carreiro-Rodríguez
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hernández-Blanca
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Montes de Oca
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010005:Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*