Human immunodeficiency virus in a cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus patients.
Vanessa HaxAna Laura Didonet MoroRafaella Romeiro PiovesanLuciano Zubaran GoldaniRicardo Machado XavierOdirlei Andre MonticieloPublished in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2018)
Our patients with concomitant HIV and SLE have clinically more neuropsychiatric manifestations. For the first time, according to our knowledge, higher cumulative damage was described in lupus patients with concomitant HIV infection. Further studies are needed to elucidate this complex association, its outcomes, prognosis and which therapeutic approach it's best for each case.
Keyphrases
- human immunodeficiency virus
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- antiretroviral therapy
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv infected
- disease activity
- hiv positive
- end stage renal disease
- hiv aids
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- hiv testing
- peritoneal dialysis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- type diabetes
- men who have sex with men
- insulin resistance