Human immunodeficiency virus related reactive arthritis in Zambia

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1299-1304

  Njobvu, Panganani ^a   McGill, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; Infection; Reactive arthritis; Spondyloarthritis; Sub Saharan Africa; Zambia

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; HLA B27 ANTIGEN; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRIDOCYCLITIS; KERATODERMA BLENNORRHAGICA; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; ONYCHOLYSIS; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; RELAPSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMATITIS; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; ARTHROGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; URETHRITIS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 22244436882     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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