HIV Wasting Syndrome in a Nigerian Failing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
The HIV wasting syndrome represented the face of HIV/AIDS before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Although the incidence of wasting has declined since the introduction of HAART, weight loss remains common in patients receiving HAART, especially in the setting of a failing...
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| description | The HIV wasting syndrome represented the face of HIV/AIDS before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Although the incidence of wasting has declined since the introduction of HAART, weight loss remains common in patients receiving HAART, especially in the setting of a failing HAART regimen. As we are not aware of any previous reports from Nigeria, we report a case of the classical wasting syndrome in a Nigerian female who had both virological and immunological HAART failure due to poor adherence. The influence of a failing HAART regimen, socioeconomic status, and other clinical variables in the wasting syndrome are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e5c483d74da144daa02525026c4b8fc02025-08-20T02:21:03ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/192060192060HIV Wasting Syndrome in a Nigerian Failing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureDimie Ogoina0Reginald O. Obiako1Haruna M. Muktar2Department of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, NigeriaDepartment of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, NigeriaDepartment of Haematology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, NigeriaThe HIV wasting syndrome represented the face of HIV/AIDS before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Although the incidence of wasting has declined since the introduction of HAART, weight loss remains common in patients receiving HAART, especially in the setting of a failing HAART regimen. As we are not aware of any previous reports from Nigeria, we report a case of the classical wasting syndrome in a Nigerian female who had both virological and immunological HAART failure due to poor adherence. The influence of a failing HAART regimen, socioeconomic status, and other clinical variables in the wasting syndrome are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/192060 |
| spellingShingle | Dimie Ogoina Reginald O. Obiako Haruna M. Muktar HIV Wasting Syndrome in a Nigerian Failing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | HIV Wasting Syndrome in a Nigerian Failing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | HIV Wasting Syndrome in a Nigerian Failing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | HIV Wasting Syndrome in a Nigerian Failing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | HIV Wasting Syndrome in a Nigerian Failing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | HIV Wasting Syndrome in a Nigerian Failing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | hiv wasting syndrome in a nigerian failing antiretroviral therapy a case report and review of the literature |
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