title: Orthopedic illnesses in patients with HIV.
abstract: There are several musculoskeletal conditions that are specific or unique to the patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These conditions affecting the patient with HIV can be divided into 4 categories: disseminated diseases, bone disorders, joint disease, and myopathies. This review focuses on the manifestations of HIV on musculoskeletal disease as they relate to the emergency physician.
authors.affiliation: UCSF-Fresno Emergency Medicine Residency Program, UCSF, 155 North Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93701-2302, USA. stakhar@fresno.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Sukhjit S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Takhar
authors.forename: Gregory W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Hendey
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000209:etiology; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000209:etiology; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000209:etiology; D052880:Pyomyositis / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents