title: Severe acute hepatitis due to retroviral rebound syndrome after discontinuation of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors: Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital São Lucas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil. apzavascki@terra.com.br
authors: Alexandre Prehn
authors: AP
authors: Zavascki
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents