1. Hepatitis B immune reconstitution syndrome in a patient with HIV infection.
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John MA, Gosnell BI, Manzini TC, Ramdial P, and Moosa MS
- Subjects
- Adult, Anti-HIV Agents therapeutic use, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Coinfection virology, HIV Infections drug therapy, HIV Infections virology, HIV-1 drug effects, Hepatitis B drug therapy, Hepatitis B virology, Hepatitis B virus drug effects, Hepatitis B virus genetics, Humans, Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome drug therapy, Lamivudine administration & dosage, Lamivudine therapeutic use, Treatment Outcome, HIV Infections complications, Hepatitis B complications, Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome complications
- Abstract
South Africa has a high rate of HIV and hepatitis B co-infection. The national HIV treatment guidelines include anti-retrovirals that treat both viruses. We describe a HIV-positive patient who presented with liver histology-confirmed hepatitis B immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome whilst on a regimen containing lamivudine and tenofovir., (© The Author(s) 2016.)
- Published
- 2016
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