Eosinophilic granuloma of the femur in an HIV-1-positive patient

G D Panayiotakopoulos; N V Sipsas; A Kontos; E Patsouris; P Korkolopoulou; K Revenas; E Dounis; T Kordossis

doi:10.1089/108729102317330436

Eosinophilic granuloma of the femur in an HIV-1-positive patient

AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2002 Mar;16(3):103-6. doi: 10.1089/108729102317330436.

Authors

G D Panayiotakopoulos¹, N V Sipsas, A Kontos, E Patsouris, P Korkolopoulou, K Revenas, E Dounis, T Kordossis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathophysiology (AIDS Unit), Laikon General Hospital and Medical School of Athens, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 11945205
DOI: 10.1089/108729102317330436

Abstract

A case of eosinophilic granuloma in the right femur of an HIV-1-infected patient is described, and the possible pathogenetic role of HIV infection in eosinophilic granuloma formation is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Eosinophilic Granuloma / pathology
Eosinophilic Granuloma / virology*
Femur*
HIV Infections / complications*
HIV Infections / physiopathology
HIV-1*
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male