Virally associated arthritis 2008: clinical, epidemiologic, and pathophysiologic considerations
Open Access
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Arthritis Research & Therapy
- Vol. 10 (5), 215-8
- https://doi.org/10.1186/ar2480
Abstract
Several viruses have been associated with the development of inflammatory arthritis, including the hepatitis viruses (hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus), HIV, the parvovirus B19, the human T-cell lymphotropic virus-I, and the alphaviruses. Here, we review the epidemiology, the pathophysiological mechanisms, the pertinent clinical and laboratory findings as well as the principles of therapy of the most common virus-associated arthritides. We believe that the knowledge of these key diagnostic and therapeutic features of virus-associated arthritides is important for the rheumatologist of the 21st century.Keywords
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