Open AccessHuman immunodeficiency virus infection in systemic lupus erythematosus
Author(s) -
Fox Robin A.,
Isenberg David A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780400623
Subject(s) - medicine , seroconversion , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , autoantibody , immunopathology , lupus erythematosus , viral disease , virology , antibody
This report describes a female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who was infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Using stored serum, the precise timing of HIV seroconversion was determined and the early effects of HIV infection on SLE examined. This infection resulted in clinical improvement and the disappearance of autoantibody production. A literature review of the association between HIV and SLE is provided.