TITLE:
Differential Diagnosis and Association of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and Systemic Erythematous Lupus: A Brief Review
AUTHORS:
Ana Paula Monteiro Gomides, Simone Appenzeller, Gecilmara Pileggi, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota
KEYWORDS:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Overlapping, Systemic Diseases
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Infectious Diseases,
Vol.9 No.1,
February
14,
2019
ABSTRACT: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and lupus erythematosus are multisystem diseases that can affect several organs and systems at different stages of disease evolution. Both diseases share common clinical manifestations, which may lead to diagnostic difficulties, especially at the onset of the disease. Another additional challenge is when there is an association of the two pathologies. The objective of this brief review is to describe the clinical manifestations of the diseases and to make considerations regarding the moment of onset of symptoms. Knowledge of these common manifestations and their peculiarities may alert clinicians to possible diagnoses and avoid errors in the evaluation and conduction of these patients.