Bilateral lower limb gangrene due to HIV vasculitis – a rare case
By: D. Majumdar, S. Chakraborty, S. Pandey, S. Bhattacharya, B. Bhattacharjee, A. Naskar and B. Saha
Open Access
|May 2017Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients may develop vasculitis, either mediated by immunological factors or by direct vascular injury. It may also be caused by infectious agents or by some nonspecific causes. We describe a patient who developed manifestations suggestive of extremities vasculitis (occlusive variety) with no identifiable risk factors other than HIV. He responded to steroid and combination anti-retroviral therapy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v7i1.8122 | Journal eISSN: 2448-9654
Language: English
Page range: 53 - 57
Published on: May 4, 2017
Published by: Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2017 D. Majumdar, S. Chakraborty, S. Pandey, S. Bhattacharya, B. Bhattacharjee, A. Naskar, B. Saha, published by Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology
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