Rheumatoid arthritis as a primary manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

Addisu, A.

Ethiopian Medical Journal 32(3): 199-202

1994


ISSN/ISBN: 0014-1755
PMID: 7957133
Document Number: 433973
Rheumatoid arthritis in a 23 year old soldier seen in Gonder, Ethiopia, in 1993 with a severe form of the disease is reported. The patient's serum was positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by both enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blot tests. Arthritic symptoms were the primary and major manifestations in the patient.

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