What are HIV-associated rheumatic diseases?
These are disorders of the joints and muscles that can result from the HIV infection. Painful joints and muscles are usually the first and most common complaints. Less common, but as important, are a variety of rheumatic conditions that can occur including infectious complications such as infected joints (septic arthritis), muscles (tropical myositis, and bones (osteomyelitis), psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, polymyositis (inflammation of muscles), fibromyalgia, lymphomas, and inflammation of blood vessels (vasculitis).
