Behcet's disease with HIV infection: response to antiretroviral therapy
| Autor: | Sandip Sarin, Vikram K Mahajan, Vikas C. Sharma, Nand Lal Sharma, Ramesh Chander Sharma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty India HIV Infections Dermatology Disease Behcet's disease Half and half nails Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Papulopustular Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Periphlebitis Antiretroviral Therapy Highly Active Medicine Humans Erythema nodosum business.industry Behcet Syndrome Viral Load medicine.disease CD4 Lymphocyte Count Infectious Diseases Treatment Outcome Immunology medicine.symptom Differential diagnosis business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology. 71(4) |
| ISSN: | 0378-6323 |
| Popis: | The differential diagnosis of oral ulcerations in a patient with AIDS/HIV infection is often challenging to the clinician. While old diseases have appeared in a new garb, many new ones are also being recognized. The association of Behetaet's disease and AIDS/HIV infection has been recently recognized. We present an HIV-positive patient having oro-genital aphthosis conforming to the diagnostic criteria for Behetaet's disease. Erythema nodosum, periphlebitis, erythematous papulopustular lesions, half and half nails, ocular congestion, raised ESR and dimorphic anemia were some other features present. He had low CD4+/CD8+ counts. He had no other HIV-related disease. He responded well to triple anti-retroviral treatment alone. The possible pathomechanism of the occurrence of both diseases is also discussed. |
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