Multiple Pyarthrosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Hemophiliacs

Classically, a swollen, painful joint in a patient with hemophilia has been considered to be due to a hemarthrosis until otherwise proven, and treated immediately with appropriate coagulation factor replacement. Two cases of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected hemophiliacs presenting with an...

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Main Authors: Alistair Ingram, Martin J Inwood, Dan Gregson, Michael Coppolino
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/939058
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description Classically, a swollen, painful joint in a patient with hemophilia has been considered to be due to a hemarthrosis until otherwise proven, and treated immediately with appropriate coagulation factor replacement. Two cases of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected hemophiliacs presenting with an initial apparent hemarthrosis, complicated subsequently by numerous pyarthroses and sepsis are described. In light of the prevalence of hiv infection in the adult hemophiliac population with arthropathy, a reappraisal of the clinical caveat of immediate infusion without joint aspiration is required.
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spelling doaj-art-c4afd3208ba64ab8b85f53443196e59e2025-02-03T01:02:04ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321994-01-0151333610.1155/1994/939058Multiple Pyarthrosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected HemophiliacsAlistair Ingram0Martin J Inwood1Dan Gregson2Michael Coppolino3Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Medicine, St Joseph’s Health Centre, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Medicine, St Joseph’s Health Centre, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Medicine, St Joseph’s Health Centre, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Medicine, St Joseph’s Health Centre, London, Ontario, CanadaClassically, a swollen, painful joint in a patient with hemophilia has been considered to be due to a hemarthrosis until otherwise proven, and treated immediately with appropriate coagulation factor replacement. Two cases of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected hemophiliacs presenting with an initial apparent hemarthrosis, complicated subsequently by numerous pyarthroses and sepsis are described. In light of the prevalence of hiv infection in the adult hemophiliac population with arthropathy, a reappraisal of the clinical caveat of immediate infusion without joint aspiration is required.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/939058
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