Abstract

The clinical manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are myriad. Musculoskeletal problems plague up to 72% of HIV-infected individuals (1). Rheumatologie complications can occur at any time during the course of HIV disease, and such rheuma-tologic conditions as Reiter’s syndrome, psoriatic arthritis, polymyositis, and necrotizing vasculitis may sometimes be the first clinical clue to the presence of HIV infection (2). Nonspecific arthralgias and myalgias are common features of primary HIV infections.

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