Abstract

Introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has dramatically modified the natural history of HIV disease, but lengthening the survival of HIV-infected individuals has been associated with an increasing prevalence of iatrogenic conditions. Muscular complications of HIV infection are classified as follows: (1) HIV-associated myopathies and related conditions including polymyositis, inclusion-body myositis, nemaline myopathy, diffuse infiltrative lymphocytosis syndrome (DILS), HIV-wasting syndrome, vasculitis, myasthenic syndromes, and chronic fatigue; (2) iatrogenic conditions including mitochondrial myopathies, HIV-associated lipodystrophy syndrome, and immune restoration syndrome; (3) opportunistic infections and tumor infiltrations of skeletal muscle; and (4) rhabdomyolysis. These features are described in the present review.

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