title: HIV diagnosis in a patient presenting with vasculitis.
abstract: A patient with digital ischaemia and gangrene was treated with iloprost and antiplatelets for two weeks. His vasculitic screen was negative except for a positive HIV test. His vasculitis improved three weeks after treatment with antiretroviral medications. Though vasculitis is well known to be associated with HIV infection, very few cases of HIV present as vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, UK ikrammohammad@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharif
authors.affiliation: East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hameed
authors.affiliation: Earnsdale HIV Clinic, Redhill, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.affiliation: Earnsdale HIV Clinic, Redhill, UK.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Natarajan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology; D005734:Gangrene / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016285:Iloprost / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents; D016285:Iloprost
keywords: AIDS; Europe; HIV; antiretroviral therapy; heterosexual; treatment; vasculitis