Severe acute hepatitis due to retroviral rebound syndrome after discontinuation of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
A case of a 36-year-old female patient who presented a mononucleosis-like syndrome with severe acute hepatitis after discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy. Retroviral rebound syndrome is a relatively novel syndrome possible to occur after the discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy. This is the first case reported in the literature of severe acute hepatitis associated with this syndrome.
Zavascki
Alexandre Prehn
AP
Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital São Lucas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil. apzavascki@terra.com.br
D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D019562:Viral Load
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents