POLYARTERITIS NODOSA IN HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION: REPORT OF FOUR CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE |
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| Authors: | FONT, C. MIRO, O. PEDROL, E. MASANES, F. COLL-VINENT, B. CASADEMONT, J. CID, M. C. GRAU, J. M. |
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| Affiliation: | Grup d' Investigació Muscular, Servei de Medicina Interna General, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Four patients with HIV infection were diagnosed as having panarteritisnodosa type vasculitis in muscle samples taken by biopsy. Fever,weight loss and neuromuscular symptoms were the major complaints.All but one were successfully treated with a low dose of prednisone.The other patient refused treatment, but her muscular complaintsdid not worsen during 9 months of follow-up. Previously reportedcases in the literature are reviewed KEY WORDS: AIDS, HIV, Necrotizing arteritis, Rheumatic manifestations, Vasculitis, Panarteritis nodosa, Prednisone, Neuromuscular symptoms, Muscle biopsy, Muscle atrophy |
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