Positive Kveim test in patients with coexisting sarcoidosis and human immunodeficiency virus infection.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 1582320.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
We present two cases of sarcoidosis complicated by HIV infection. Each case had a different level of sarcoidosis activity and coexisted with either an AIDS-related infection or a HIV-positive state. Manifestations of sarcoidosis were not apparent in the patient with the AIDS-defining opportunistic infection, but were active in the patient with asymptomatic HIV infection. Both patients had granulomatous reactions to Kveim antigen, and one had such a reaction following an AIDS-defining infection. These findings suggest that non-T-cell mechanisms may be involved in granuloma formation in sarcoidosis.
Medical subject headings
- HIV Infections
- Kveim Test
- Sarcoidosis