Prevalence of rheumatic disease in HIV infected Thai patients.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of rheumatic diseases in HIV-infected patients at Siriraj Hospital, Thailand.

Material And Method: 178 patients who attended the HIV-Clinic at Siriraj Hospital between November 2002 and February 2003 were examined for the presence of rheumatic diseases. Diagnosis of HIV infection was performed by ELISA and confirmed by partial agglutination testing.