Dermatomyositis and HIV

Mamata Chand; Ashutossh Naaraayan; Kristine Sarmosyan; Jeffrey Lederman; Karen Weidenheim; Stephen Jesmajian

doi:10.3402/jchimp.v6.33095

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives (Dec 2016)

Dermatomyositis and HIV

Mamata Chand,
Ashutossh Naaraayan,
Kristine Sarmosyan,
Jeffrey Lederman,
Karen Weidenheim,
Stephen Jesmajian

Affiliations

Mamata Chand: Department of Medicine, Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, New Rochelle, NY, USA
Ashutossh Naaraayan: Department of Medicine, Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, New Rochelle, NY, USA
Kristine Sarmosyan: Department of Medicine, Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, New Rochelle, NY, USA
Jeffrey Lederman: Division of Infectious Disease, Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, New Rochelle, NY, USA
Karen Weidenheim: Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Stephen Jesmajian: Department of Medicine, Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, New Rochelle, NY, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.33095
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 6
pp. 1 – 4

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HIV has been linked to several autoimmune disorders since its emergence in the 1980s. By affecting different cells and pathways in the immune system, HIV induces the development of certain autoimmune diseases while prohibiting the emergence of others. Dermatomyositis has been rarely described in patients with HIV. We present a case of dermatomyositis in a patient with HIV and explore the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders in HIV focusing on dermatomyositis.

Published in Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

ISSN: 2000-9666 (Online)
Publisher: Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine
Website: https://scholarlycommons.gbmc.org/jchimp/

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