title: Successful etanercept use in an HIV-positive patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Limited information exists on treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in a patient with coexisting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We report a case of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who then became HIV positive. His HIV viral load was controlled with antiretroviral therapy, but he continued to have active rheumatoid arthritis despite therapy with hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine, and corticosteroids. Because of unremitting rheumatoid disease, we are now treating him with a TNFalpha inhibitor, and his rheumatoid disease activity has decreased from 28 swollen and tender joint count to less than 5.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA. primal.kaur@tuhs.temple.edu
authors.forename: Primal P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Virginia C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Steven N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Berney
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000068800:Etanercept; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D000068800:Etanercept