Arthritis in HIV.
A five and half-year-old boy with arthritis involving large joints is reported. The child was found to be seropositive for HIV. Various rheumatological manifestations have been described in adults with HIV infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of HIV infection presenting as arthritis in pediatric age group in Indian literature.
Ahuja
Sanjeev R
SR
Department of Pediatrics & Medicine, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital & Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, India. drsanjeevahuja73@hotmail.com
Oak
Jyotsna
J
Sawant
Sulaxna
S
Kulkarni
Madhuri V
MV
D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male