@article{Oliveira_da Mota_Carvalho_Araujo_Santos-Neto_2018, title={Exposure of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus, under immunosuppression therapy, to human immunodeficiency virus by accidental needlestick contamination}, volume={17}, url={https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/cmbio/article/view/23528}, DOI={10.9771/cmbio.v17i2.23528}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction</strong>: Systemic lupus erythematosus and infection by the human immunodeficiency virus are diseases that affect the immune system. There are few reported cases of the concomitance of both pathologies. <strong>Objective</strong>: To describe a clinical case of lupus who had a needlestick injury and had also HIV exposure. Method: Case report description. <strong>Results</strong>: A patient with lupus had a needlestick injury from an HIV positive patient. This person had several intolerances or side effects to retroviral prophylaxis, lupus flare was also observed; however, in the end of 24 weeks his serology was negative and viral load was also undetectable. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: This is the first case report of a patient diagnosed with SLE, using an immunosuppressive, exposed to HIV through a needlestick accident while working</p>}, number={2}, journal={Revista de Ciências Médicas e Biológicas}, author={Oliveira, Ana Vanderley and da Mota, Licia M and Carvalho, Jozélio Freire and Araujo, Danilo Barral de and Santos-Neto, Leopoldo Luiz}, year={2018}, month={nov.}, pages={272–274} }