Abstract
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 | |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
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Polyarteritis nodosa and HIV infection : No evidence of a direct pathogenic role of HIV. / Massari, M.; Salvarani, C.; Portioli, I.; Ramazzotti, E.; Gabbi, E.; Bonazzi, L.
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T1 - Polyarteritis nodosa and HIV infection
T2 - No evidence of a direct pathogenic role of HIV
AU - Massari, M.
AU - Salvarani, C.
AU - Portioli, I.
AU - Ramazzotti, E.
AU - Gabbi, E.
AU - Bonazzi, L.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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JO - Infection
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