Henoch-Schönlein purpura in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
We encountered an adult patient with Henoch-Schönlein purpura. He had been infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and antiretroviral therapy improved his nephritis, indicating that HIV infection might have contributed to the development of Henoch-Schönlein purpura in our case.
Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan. toshiro@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
Toshiro
T
Sugimoto
Atsuko
A
Tsuda
Katsuyuki
K
Kito
Takashi
T
Uzu
Atsunori
A
Kashiwagi
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male