TY - JOUR
T1 - Human immunodeficiency virus infection with multiple opportunistic infections
T2 - Lessons learnt from a non-adherent patient
AU - Soneja, Manish
AU - Aggarwal, Anivita
AU - Kodan, Parul
AU - Gupta, Nitin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press.
PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - We report a case of advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with multiple opportunistic infections (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, cryptosporidiosis, oesophagal candidiasis and cytomegalovirus infection). The patient was presumed to be adherent on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and was initiated on respective treatments for the opportunistic infections but continued to deteriorate. On further reviewing, he was found to be poorly adherent to ART and was advised enhanced adherence counselling after which his condition improved. We report this case to emphasize the importance of adherence to ART medications in the management of patients with HIV.
AB - We report a case of advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with multiple opportunistic infections (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, cryptosporidiosis, oesophagal candidiasis and cytomegalovirus infection). The patient was presumed to be adherent on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and was initiated on respective treatments for the opportunistic infections but continued to deteriorate. On further reviewing, he was found to be poorly adherent to ART and was advised enhanced adherence counselling after which his condition improved. We report this case to emphasize the importance of adherence to ART medications in the management of patients with HIV.
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U2 - 10.1093/omcr/omaa147
DO - 10.1093/omcr/omaa147
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85104889452
SN - 2053-8855
VL - 2021
SP - 79
EP - 81
JO - Oxford Medical Case Reports
JF - Oxford Medical Case Reports
IS - 3
ER -
