Abstract
The lack of previous reports documenting the coexistence of active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) despite an abundance of other HIV associated autoimmune phenomena has generated a hypothesis regarding the necessity of the T 4 cell for the development or continued activity of RA. We are the first to describe a patient in whom AIDS did not induce a remission of active synovitis. This observation emphasizes the complexity of the pathogenesis of RA.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1739-1740 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of Rheumatology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 11 |
State | Published - 1991 |
Keywords
- AIDS
- rheumatoid arthritis