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Drug Reaction in HIV
Aka: Drug Reaction in HIV, Hypersensitivity and Pruritic Syndrome
- Mechanism
- Increased incidence Hypersensitivity cutaneous reaction
- Etiology: Medication Reaction
- NNRTI's (especially Nevirapine)
- Abacavir (Ziagen)
- nRTI with life-threatening Hypersensitivity Reaction
- Sulfa
- Dapsone
- Differential Diagnosis
- See HIV Related Rash
- Signs
- Mild-Moderate reactions
- Maculopapular eruptions
- Urticaria
- Fixed Drug Eruptions
- Severe reactions
- Exfoliative Erythroderma
- Erythema Multiforme
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
- Management
- Not usually necessary to discontinue offending drug
- Spontaneous resolution in 70-80% cases in 7-10 days
- Serious reactions require drug discontinuation
- Antipruritics
- Antipyretics