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ART associated side effects, Arba Minch Hospital, 2006 |
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| Side effect§ |
Frequency |
Per cent |
Time to first episode (weeks) |
|
| Median |
IQR |
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|
|
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| Peripheral neuropathy |
48 |
38.7 |
13.1 |
5.9–23.6 |
| Skin rash |
41 |
33.1 |
4.6 |
3.6–13.0 |
| Anaemia |
11 |
8.9 |
4.4 |
4.0–16.6 |
| CNS manifestations |
10 |
8.1 |
5.7 |
3.1–12.1 |
| Hepatotoxicity |
7 |
5.6 |
9.8 |
4.3–12.6 |
| Lactic acidosis |
2 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
| Abnormal fat accumulation |
2 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
| Gynecomastia |
2 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
| Pancreatitis |
1 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
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§ Gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, etc were not included because it was difficult to distinguish them from disease symptoms | ||||
Jerene et al. AIDS Research and Therapy 2006 3:10 doi:10.1186/1742-6405-3-10 |
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