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Rheumatology 2001; 40: 346-347
© 2001 British Society for Rheumatology
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Poncet's disease in a patient with AIDS
Infection and Immunity Clinical Group,
1 Department of Rheumatology, Barts and The London NHS Trust and
2 Department of Sexual Health, Homerton Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
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SIR, We report the development of Poncet's disease (tuberculous rheumatism) in a 27-yr-old heterosexual Zairian man with AIDS. He had been living in the UK since 1991 and was diagnosed HIV-1 antibody-positive in October 1997. He had no previous AIDS-defining illnesses and was receiving no anti-retroviral therapy. In December 1997 he was admitted with a history of fever, night sweats and persistent cough. A chest radiograph and CT scan showed hilar lymphadenopathy
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