PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hien Nguyen
AU  - Kevin Ferentz
AU  - Alkesh Patel
AU  - Connie Le
TI  - Churg-Strauss Syndrome Associated with HIV Infection
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.18.2.140
DP  - 2005 Mar 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
PG  - 140--142
VI  - 18
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/18/2/140.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/18/2/140.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2005 Mar 01; 18
AB  - A 28-year-old woman with a history of asthma and recent deep venous thrombosis presented with fever, chest pain, and peripheral eosinophilia. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with Churg-Strauss syndrome and HIV infection, representing to our knowledge only the second case of this association. Rheumatologic manifestations of HIV may precede clinical signs of infection. This is significant because steroidal and cytotoxic therapy may potentially worsen HIV infection. As the prevalence of HIV infection rises, there may be atypical presentations of various rheumatologic syndromes. The following case demonstrates a patient whose initial presentation for HIV infection was Churg-Strauss syndrome.