Mixed connective tissue disorder in a patient with retroviral disease: A rare case report

Abstract

Connective tissue disorders are a group of disorder of unknown etiology. Mixed connective tissue disorder is a distinct syndrome with combination of features of Systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis,dermatomyositis/polymyositis and rheumatoid arthritis. We report a case of mixed connective tissue disorder in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome which is to the best of our knowledge is very rare presentation.

Keywords

• mixed connective tissue disease
• people living with hiv/aids
• uridine-rich u1 ribonucleoprotein