Concomitant systemic lupus erythematosus and HIV: Case series and literature review

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 186-194

  Mody, Girish M ^a,b   Patel, Neeta ^a,b   Budhoo, Amritha ^a,b   Dubula, Thozama ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b INKOSI ALBERT LUTHULI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AIDS; Anti retroviral therapy; HAART; HIV; Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS); Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INDIAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA VASCULITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEDAI; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; HIV INFECTIONS; INFANT; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927578401     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: 1532866X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.05.009     Document Type: Article

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