RT Book, Section
A1 Ghanem, Khalil G.
A1 Vassilopoulos, Dimitrios
A1 Gebo, Kelly A.
A2 Imboden, John B.
A2 Hellmann, David B.
A2 Stone, John H.
SR Print(0)
ID 57274528
T1 Chapter 51. Evaluation of Rheumatic Complaints in Patients with HIV
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 3e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163805-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57274528
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  human  retrovirus  HIV  infects  an  estimated  33  million  people  worldwide.  Other  retroviruses  (eg,  human  T-lymphotropic  virus  type  I)  have  been  reported  to  be  associated  with  inflammatory  arthropathies,  so  it  is  not  surprising  that  a  number  of  rheumatologic  manifestations  have  been  described  in  HIV-infected  persons  (Table  51–1).  These  include  various  arthropathies,  muscle  diseases,  bone  disorders,  symptoms  and  signs  mimicking  Sjögren  syndrome,  and  systemic  vasculitis.  For  some  of  these  disorders,  a  clear  pathophysiologic  association  with  HIV  has  been  established.  For  others,  true  relationships  remain  speculative.  Geographic  predisposition  among  HIV-infected  persons  to  certain  rheumatologic  conditions  is  suggested  by  a  number  of  studies.