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Charcot’s Arthropathy in a Patient with HIV-associated Neuropathy

Lee C. Rogers, DPM ^*, Nicholas J. Bevilacqua, DPM ^*, Michael P. DellaCorte, DPM , Kenneth Francis, MD  and David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD 

^* Amputation Prevention Center at Broadlawns Medical Center; Des Moines, IA.
PM&S 24 and PM&S 36 Residency Programs, Caritas Health Care Inc (formerly St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers) St. John’s Queens Hospital; Elmhurst, NY.
Plastic Surgery Section, Caritas Health Care Inc (formerly St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers) St. John’s Queens Hospital; Elmhurst, NY.
Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science; North Chicago, IL.

Corresponding author: Lee C. Rogers, DPM, Director, Amputation Prevention Center at Broadlawns Medical Center, 1801 Hickman Rd, Des Moines, IA 50314. (E-mail: Lee.C.Rogers @gmail.com)

Abstract

Charcot’s arthropathy is a destructive arthritis that can occur in patients with peripheral neuropathies of various etiologies. This report describes a rare case of Charcot’s arthropathy attributable to the distal sensory polyneuropathy associated with HIV infection. As treatments for HIV/AIDS advance and life expectancy increases, cases of end-organ sequelae, such as Charcot foot, may become more common. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 98(2): 153–155, 2008)