HIV1/AIDS-associated rheumatologic disorder

Etiology

• arthralgias are common
• severe rheumatologic disorders are rare
  • Sjogren's syndrome
  • Reiter's syndrome
  • septic arthritis
  • vasculitis
  • HIV-associated arthropathy
• myositis
  • often confused with nucleoside-induced myopathy
  • ragged-red fibers (degenerating mitochondria) on muscle biopsy

More general terms

• complications in patients with HIV1 infection
• rheumatologic disease

Additional terms

• Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (HIV infection stage 3, AIDS)