Polyarteritis nodosa and HIV infection: No evidence of a direct pathogenic role of HIV

M. Massari; C. Salvarani; I. Portioli; E. Ramazzotti; E. Gabbi; L. Bonazzi

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Polyarteritis nodosa and HIV infection: No evidence of a direct pathogenic role of HIV

M. Massari, C. Salvarani, I. Portioli, E. Ramazzotti, E. Gabbi, L. Bonazzi

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A case of polyarteritis nodosa identified by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1990 criteria in a 44-year-old HIV-infected man is described. The search for cytomegalovirus, HBV and B19 parvovirus infections was negative. In situ hybridization did not reveal proviral HIV-1 DNA in a skin sample. A zidovudine-associated vasculitis was excluded. Corticosteroid therapy resolved vasculitis manifestations and was well tolerated without opportunistic infections during the 10-month follow-up period. An indirect pathogenetic role of HIV as a possible cause of vascular damage cannot be excluded in our patient.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	159-161
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection
Volume	24
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01713327
Publication status	Published - 1996

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Immunology

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