The coexistence of active classic rheumatoid arthritis and AIDS.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The lack of previous reports documenting the coexistence of active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) despite an abundance of other HIV associated autoimmune phenomena has generated a hypothesis regarding the necessity of the T4 cell for the development or continued activity of RA. We are the first to describe a patient in whom AIDS did not induce a remission of active synovitis. This observation emphasizes the complexity of the pathogenesis of RA.
Medical subject headings
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid