Arthritis in HIV

A five and half-year-old boy with arthritis involving large joints is reported. The child was found to be seropositive for HIV. Various rheumatological manifestations have been described in adults with HIV infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of HIV infection presenting...

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Published inIndian journal of pediatrics Vol. 70; no. 10; pp. 835 - 836
Main Authors AHUJA, Sanjeev R, OAK, Jyotsna, SAWANT, Sulaxna, KULKARNI, Madhuri V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer 01.10.2003
Subjects
Arthritis - complications
Arthritis - diagnosis
Arthritis - drug therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
HIV Seropositivity - complications
HIV Seropositivity - diagnosis
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases
Asia
India
Human
Immunopathology
Pediatrics
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Reactive arthritis
AIDS
Arthritis
Immune deficiency
Infection
Case study
HIV
Viral disease
Tropical medicine
Reactive
Child
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Summary:A five and half-year-old boy with arthritis involving large joints is reported. The child was found to be seropositive for HIV. Various rheumatological manifestations have been described in adults with HIV infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of HIV infection presenting as arthritis in pediatric age group in Indian literature.
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ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/BF02723810