RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Churg-Strauss Syndrome Associated with HIV Infection
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 140
OP 142
DO 10.3122/jabfm.18.2.140
VO 18
IS 2
A1 Nguyen, Hien
A1 Ferentz, Kevin
A1 Patel, Alkesh
A1 Le, Connie
YR 2005
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/18/2/140.abstract
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.