Arthritis in association with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Black African children: causal or coincidental?
Rheumatology (Oxford)
; 44(7): 915-20, 2005 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-15827039
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To compare human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and HIV-uninfected children with arthritis of unknown origin to determine whether the association between HIV infection and arthritis is causal or coincidental.METHOD:
Retrospective review of 132 children with arthritis who were tested for HIV infection.RESULTS:
Thirty-five (27%) of the children were HIV infected and the male to female ratio was 2.51 (P = 0.02). Arthritis was the presenting feature of HIV infection in 78% of these children. The remaining 97 (73%) were diagnosed as having juvenile idiopathic arthritis. 'Spondyloarthropathy-like' features were found in 34% of HIV-infected children compared with 5% of uninfected children.CONCLUSION:
The high prevalence of HIV infection in 27% of children, the predominance of males and the increased prevalence of 'spondyloarthropathy-like' features, supports a causal relationship between HIV infection and arthritis.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Artritis
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Infecciones por VIH
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article