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Published in: Arthritis Research & Therapy 5/2008

01-10-2008 | Review

Virally associated arthritis 2008: clinical, epidemiologic, and pathophysiologic considerations

Authors: Dimitrios Vassilopoulos, Leonard H Calabrese

Published in: Arthritis Research & Therapy | Issue 5/2008

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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.
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Metadata
Title
Virally associated arthritis 2008: clinical, epidemiologic, and pathophysiologic considerations
Authors
Dimitrios Vassilopoulos
Leonard H Calabrese
Publication date
01-10-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Arthritis Research & Therapy / Issue 5/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1478-6362
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/ar2480

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