1. Severe Liver Disease Associated With Prolonged Exposure to Antiretroviral Drugs.
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Maida, Ivana, Núñez, Marina, Jose Rí, Maria, Martín-Carbonero, Luz, Sotgiu, Giovanni, Toro, Carlos, Rivas, Pablo, Barreiro, Pablo, Mura, Maria Stella, Babudieri, Sergio, Garcia-Samaniego, Javier, González-Lahoz, Juan, and Soriano, Vincent
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HIV-positive persons , *LIVER diseases , *BIOPSY , *FIBROSIS , *ANTIRETROVIRAL agents - Abstract
The article describes a group of HIV-positive persons with liver disease of unknown origin, in which extensive studies were performed to rule out potential known causes of liver damage. Liver biopsy and/or elastography were used to assess the stage of liver fibrosis. The study shows that cryptogenic liver disease is an uncommon condition in HIV-positive persons and might be associated with prolonged didanosine antiretroviral exposure.
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- 2006
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