Virally associated arthritis 2008: clinical, epidemiologic, and pathophysiologic considerations.
Several viruses have been associated with the development of inflammatory arthritis, including the hepatitis viruses (hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus), HIV, the parvovirus B19, the human T-cell lymphotropic virus-I, and the alphaviruses. Here, we review the epidemiology, the pathophysiological mechanisms, the pertinent clinical and laboratory findings as well as the principles of therapy of the most common virus-associated arthritides. We believe that the knowledge of these key diagnostic and therapeutic features of virus-associated arthritides is important for the rheumatologist of the 21st century.
Vassilopoulos
Dimitrios
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Athens University School of Medicine, 2nd Department of Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, 114 Vass, Sophias Avenue, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Calabrese
Leonard H
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D000818:Animals; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*