Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3376430 | Journal of Infection | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryThe CD4 lymphocyte plays a pivotal role in both sarcoidosis and HIV infection. Caring for a patient with both conditions represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We describe a patient, previously diagnosed with sarcoidosis, who subsequently contracted HIV infection. Manifestations of sarcoidosis were clinically silent until highly active anti-retroviral therapy was instituted. Her condition improved with the institution of corticosteroids. The diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas encountered in patients with both conditions will be discussed including a complete review of the literature.
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Authors
Francisco Aécio Almeida Jr, Jeffrey S. Sager, Glenn Eiger,