TY  - JOUR
TI  - A Patient with Human Immune Deficiency Virus Mimicking Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus
AB  - Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can cause rheumatological manifestations due to infectious
itself or treatment. Among these findings take part arthralgia, arthritis, photosensitivity, oral ulcer, sicca syndrome, fever,
hypergammaglobulinemia, cytopenia, neuropathy and anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) positivity, which have been also observed
in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Not only does HIV imitate SLE, but also it might coexist with.
Case Report: A 40-year-old man who presented with oral lesions, blurry vision, vertigo, speech difficulty and ataxic gait
admitted to the clinic. Cerebellar tests were abnormal. He could not walk in tandem gait. After observing leukopenia,
lymphocytopenia and mildly increased liver function tests in laboratory and encephalitis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
autoantibodies and viral panel were requested. While autoantibodies were negative, HIV Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent
Assay (ELISA) was found positive.
Conclusion: HIV can lead to systemic autoimmune and autoinflammatory conditions. Notably, ruling out HIV in patients
who have rheumatological findings is necessary.
AU  - KAYA, Hacer
AU  - CEFLE, Ayşe
AU  - Yazici, Ayten
AU  - TUNCER, Fatma
AU  - Gokcen, Neslihan
DO  - 10.5505/ktd.2022.27136
PY  - 2022
JO  - Kocaeli Tıp Dergisi
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SN  - 2147-0758
SP  - 63
EP  - 67
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/522385
ER  -