Document 1146
 DOCN  M94A1146
 TI    AIDS and rheumatic manifestations--study of 15 cases.
 DT    9412
 AU    Verztman JF; Leite NH; Goldfarb M; Joao E; Guimaraes S; Hospital dos
       Servidores do Estado, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):199 (abstract no. PB0810). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371429
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate rheumatological manifestations in positive HIV
       patients. METHODS: 15 positive HIV patients were studied by the methods
       of Elisa and immunofluorescence exibiting musculoskeletal manifestations
       in the course of the disease. RESULTS: In the CDC classification they
       are as follows: II-6; III-2; IVc-6; IVd-1. The average period between
       diagnosis and rheumatic manifestations was 14 months and in 6 cases the
       initial ones. Occurrence: arthritis 7; artralgia 3; Reiter's syndrome 3;
       mycobacteria arthritis 3; LES-like 2; psoriasic arthritis, vasculitis,
       polyentesitis, mialgia 1. Six cases had more than one manifestation.
       Localization: knees 11; ankle 7; heel 4; hand PIP 3; foot MTP 2; wrists
       2; elbows, lumbar column, sacroiliacs, foot PIP 1. DISCUSSION AND
       CONCLUSIONS: Early rheumatological manifestations in all and in 6 were
       the initial ones. The AIDS arthritis was the most frequent manifestation
       and the articular localization resembled reactive arthritis. AIDS can
       simulate autoimmune diseases such as LES and polyarteritis nodosa.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS  Human  HIV
       Seropositivity/COMPLICATIONS  Rheumatic Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS  MEETING
       ABSTRACT

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