[Association of systemic lupus and HIV/AIDS: nine observations at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Libreville (Gabon)].

Background: HIV/AIDS infection is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. It is manifested by a variety of opportunistic diseases that usually occur when the CD4 count is below 200/mm, but also during the immune restoration syndrome (IRS) that occurs under highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Autoimmune and inflammatory diseases are rarely associated with this condition.

[Mixed connective tissue disease: prevalence and clinical characteristics in African black, study of 7 cases in Gabon and review of the literature].

The literature reports that mixed connective tissue disease seems more frequent in the black population and among Asians. This study aims to determine the prevalence of mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) among connective tissue disorders and all rheumatologic pathologies in a hospital population in Gabon as well as to describe the clinical features of this disease. We conducted a retrospective study by reviewing the medical records of patients treated for mixed connective tissue disease (Kasukawa criteria) and other entities of connective tissue disorders (ACR criteria) in the Division of Rheumatology at the University Hospital in Libreville between January 2010 and December 2015.