Acute seronegative polyarthritis associated with lymphogranuloma venereum infection in a patient with prevalent HIV infection
Acute seronegative polyarthritis associated with lymphogranuloma venereum infection in a patient with prevalent HIV infection
A 44-year-old man who has sex with men presented with a three-month asymmetrical polyarthropathy. He had a positive HIV-1 antibody test consistent with infection acquired more than six months previously. Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)-associated DNA was detected from a rectal swab. Following successful treatment for LGV his arthritis resolved completely. Infection with HIV-1 has been hypothesized to cause reactive arthritis but this has been disputed. The most likely diagnosis in this patient was sexually acquired reactive arthritis secondary to LGV infection. As LGV can be asymptomatic and treatment differs from that of the other serovars, screening should be considered in all men who have sex with men (MSM) presenting with acute arthritis, particularly if they are HIV infected.
lymphogranuloma venereum (lgv), chlamydia trachomatis, reactive arthritis, hiv, homosexual, diagnosis, treatment, msm, sara
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Kober, C.
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Richardson, D.
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Bell, C.
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Walker-Bone, K.
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January 2011
Kober, C.
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Richardson, D.
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Bell, C.
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Walker-Bone, K.
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Kober, C., Richardson, D., Bell, C. and Walker-Bone, K.
(2011)
Acute seronegative polyarthritis associated with lymphogranuloma venereum infection in a patient with prevalent HIV infection.
International Journal of STD & AIDS, 22 (1), .
(doi:10.1258/ijsa.2010.010262).
(PMID:21364072)
Abstract
A 44-year-old man who has sex with men presented with a three-month asymmetrical polyarthropathy. He had a positive HIV-1 antibody test consistent with infection acquired more than six months previously. Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)-associated DNA was detected from a rectal swab. Following successful treatment for LGV his arthritis resolved completely. Infection with HIV-1 has been hypothesized to cause reactive arthritis but this has been disputed. The most likely diagnosis in this patient was sexually acquired reactive arthritis secondary to LGV infection. As LGV can be asymptomatic and treatment differs from that of the other serovars, screening should be considered in all men who have sex with men (MSM) presenting with acute arthritis, particularly if they are HIV infected.
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Published date: January 2011
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lymphogranuloma venereum (lgv), chlamydia trachomatis, reactive arthritis, hiv, homosexual, diagnosis, treatment, msm, sara
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