Case report
Management of HIV-1 associated hepatitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: role of a successful control of viral replication
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* Corresponding author: Ivano Mezzaroma ivano.mezzaroma@uniroma1.it
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1 Department of Clinical Medicine, "Sapienza"- University of Rome, Rome, Italy
2 Department of Experimental Medicine, "Sapienza"- University of Rome, Rome, Italy
AIDS Research and Therapy 2011, 8:9 doi:10.1186/1742-6405-8-9
Published: 1 March 2011Abstract
In HIV-1 infected patients, increase of liver enzymes may be mainly due to viral coinfections, alcohol intake, hepatotoxic drugs or autoimmune diseases. Three cases of aminotransferase elevation occurred during a phase of uncontrolled viral replication combined with a severe immunodeficiency and resolved by an effective HAART are described, focusing on the etio-pathogenetic role possibly played by HIV-1 infection.