title: HIV associated arthritis: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: HIV infection can be associated with different types of arthropathies which are often underdiagnosed. We present the case of a 52 year old HIV positive man on highly active antiretroviral therapy including indinavir who developed an acute painful oligoarthritis. We present this case on HIV associated arthritis and include a review on other HIV specific types of arthritis (acute symmetric arthritis and painful articular syndrome) which are assumed as entities exclusively apparent in HIV patients. The pathophysiology of arthritis in HIV infected patients is not yet completely understood but a direct role of the HIV on the initiation of synovitis is suspected in some of them. Additionally, there is evidence that antiretroviral drugs, in particular the protease inhibitor indinavir, can lead to arthritic complications as well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33, D-48129 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allroggen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frese
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaubitz
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Husstedt
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Evers
mesh_terms: D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D019469:Indinavir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013585:Synovitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D019469:Indinavir