Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The CD4 lymphocyte plays a pivotal role in both sarcoid and HIV infection. Sarcoidosis is CD4 mediated and symptomatic HIV is CD4 depleted. Concurrent HIV infection and sarcoidosis has rarely been reported. The management of a patient with both conditions represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We describe a patient in whom these two conditions coexist and review the literature.

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