title: Human immunodeficiency virus infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: We describe a 47 years lady with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who was infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), due to transfusion either by blood or platelet concentrate. There was a near remission in the disease and during the course of follow up she developed cryptococcal meningitis. The approach to the diagnosis of HIV infection in a patient with SLE, the effect of SLE on the virus and vice versa and some management issues in this setting are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wanchu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sud
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bambery
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D065227:Transfusion Reaction