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Case Reports
. 2016 Jul-Sep;5(3):725-726.
doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.197289.

Human immunodeficiency virus polyarthropathy

Priyanka Lakshmanan  1 , Ira Shah  1
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Case Reports

Human immunodeficiency virus polyarthropathy

Priyanka Lakshmanan et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2016 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Articular manifestations are a frequent but often underdiagnosed manifestation in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We present a 7-year-old HIV-infected malnourished girl who presented with recurrent joint pain and effusion in the left knee joint. Her antistreptolysin O, dsDNA, antinuclear antibody and rheumatoid arthritis factor were negative. She responded to antiretroviral therapy.

Keywords: Arthropathy; human immunodeficiency virus; pediatric.

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