June 25, 2014 (NewsRx) - By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at AIDS Weekly -- Data detailed on Immune System Diseases and Conditions have been presented. According to news reporting out of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, by NewsRx editors, research stated, "Arthralgic disorders involving various rheumatic manifestations are commonly observed in HIV patients. Available therapies for HIV-associated rheumatic syndromes include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain management, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (e.g., methotrexate), and antitumor necrosis factor-alpha therapies."
Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the College of Medicine, "However, treatment of HIV-associated arthritis can be challenging, particularly in patients with co-infections like hepatitis viruses, and therapeutic strategies are not well defined. Here, we present three case reports on the use of antitumor necrosis factor-alpha agents for HIV-associated arthritis. We managed three cases of HIV-associated arthritis following initial presentation. All patients were on highly active antiretroviral therapy with stable HIV loads and CD4(+) cell counts. Data were reported for treatment of inflammatory arthritis using 5 months of etanercept followed by adalimumab for case 1, and 12 months of etanercept for case 2. In case 3, reactive arthritis was treated with 5 months of etanercept followed by adalimumab. In all three cases, significant improvement or resolution of arthritis was achieved following treatment with antitumor necrosis factor-alpha therapies. Moreover, these case studies demonstrated the safe and effective use of antitumor necrosis factor-alpha agents in HIV patients with hepatitis B and/or C virus co-infection."
According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Our results indicate that antitumor necrosis factor-alpha therapies can be successfully used for HIV-infected patients with stable HIV loads and CD4(+) lymphocyte counts."
For more information on this research see: Successful use of antitumor necrosis factor-alpha biological therapy in managing human immunodeficiency virus-associated arthritis: three case studies from Saudi Arabia. Joint, Bone, Spine, 2013;80(4):426-8.
Source: https://health.einnews.com/article/210980332/VdAFdbGrHtMB18XV
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