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myocarditis, pericarditis, and nephritis).
Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) or toxic ©Copyright V. Adiningtyas et al., 2019
Drug hypersensitivity reactions
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epidermal necrolysis (TEN) develop in less Licensee PAGEPress, Italy
specifically cutaenous adverse drug Dermatology Reports 2019; 11(s1):8059
than 0.5% of patients. A study by Coopman
reaction (CADR) occur at higher rate in doi:10.4081/dr.2019.8059
et al. which included 684 HIV-infected
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-
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patients from The Harvard Community
positive patients than general population us
Health Plan’s records showed that CADR difficult because multiple medication
and cause significant morbidity, in early era
accounted for 8.2% dermatologic diagnoses regimens are used to treat patients. It is very
of antiretroviral therapy (ART), the
of HIV patients. The most common CADR challenging to determine which drugs cause
incidence of skin rashes can reach 50% in
al
HIV patients taking HIV medications. The is morbilliform rash. Others were urticaria, the reactions.2
purpose of this study is to evaluate the erythema multiforme, vasculitis, exfoliative
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January 2013 until December 2015. During threatening reactions, such as SJS or TEN.2 cutaneous adverse drug reaction in HIV
the period of three years, there were 20 The incidence of adverse cutaneous patient associated with antiviral therapy
CADR patients in at HIV ward, Dr. drug eruptions is estimated to be as much as since January until December 2015 at HIV
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Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya. The 100 times more common in individuals with ward in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital
most common patient was male, with the untreated HIV disease compared to that in Surabaya. Participating practices provides
on
highest age group of 25-44 years old, and the general population, and may become information on patient demographics and
the most clinical feature found were more frequent with advancing characteristics (e.g age, sex, trigger factors),
immunodeficiency.1-4 Although there have and medical diagnoses which are directly
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7days (5%) The most associated ART was –December 2015. The total HIV /AIDS (100 mg _ 1 week, 200 mg _ 1 week, 300
nevirapine 45%. Distribution of subjects’ patient were 2168 patients. A study by mg _1 week, then full dose 400 g) and
characteristics can be seen in Table 1. Coopman et al. which included 684 HIV- found that 8.5% of 166 patients on the
infected patients from The Harvard standard schedule had to discontinue the
Community Health Plan’s records showed medication due to rash compared with 2.1%
Discussion that CADR accounted for 8.2% of 97 patients using a more gradual taper.
dermatologic diagnoses of HIV patients.2 Tolerance induction with graded dosing of
In this study, the prevelance of CADR Studies have reported to be more nevirapine in conjunction with
in HIV patients associated with ART were prevalent in middle-aged adults and female, antihistamines has also been successful in
20 (62.5%) of the total 32 CADR patients as reported in Tatiparthi and Mamo journal, two of three patients who had previously
who are hospitalized in HIV Ward Dr. from a total of 233 HIV positive adult failed treatment due to non-bullous
Soetomo General Hospital in January 2013 patients on HAART treatment, 141 were cutaneous reactions.6,9
females, 211 (90.6%) aged between 15-49 The diagnosis and treatment of drug
years old.5 In this retrospective study, 1 hypersensitivity to antivirals, as per any
patient (5%) aged 15-24, 17 (85%) aged 25- drugs, is still largely based on clinical
44, followed by 2 patients (10%) aged 45- assessment of the specific syndrome
involved. As per other drugs the presence of
Table 1. Characterics of subjects with
CADR in HIV patient associated with ART 64.
Cutaneous drug eruptions including mild to moderate rash without systemic
in HIV ward Dr. Soetomo General
morbilliform rash, urticaria, symptoms, internal organ or mucosal
Hospital Surabaya since 2013-2015.
Characterictics Total (%) hypersensitivity syndrome, SJS, and TEN involvement is commonly associated with
are the most frequent side effects of the many antiviral drugs. Desensitization or
medication and may be seen in as many as graded re-introduction of drug has also been
CADR 32
used to reintroduce an antiviral where the
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35% of patients.6 Morbilliform eruptions
CADR associated with ART 20 (62.5)
are by far the most common manifestation, original reaction consisted of an isolated
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Age category n (%)
<1 0 (0)
accounting for about 75%–95% of cases.1 mild to moderate skin rash.9,10,11
Based on this study, the most common
1–4 0 (0)
diagnosis were maculopapular rash 65%,
Conclusions
5 – 14 0 (0)
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followed by Steven Johnson Syndrome
15 – 24 1 (5)
25 – 44
45 – 64
17 (85)
2 (10) us
20%, Erythroderma caused by drug
eruption and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Drug hypersensitivity is common for
those living with HIV and its
each were 5%.
> 65 0 (0)
pathophysiology is complex and
al
The most common ART associated with
Diagnosis
multifactorial. Early recognition and
CADR were nevirapine in each diagnosis.
Maculopapular rash 13 (65)
withdrawal of the drug is essential
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Onset
hypersensitivity so that better strategies for
common cause of SJS; more than 100
Maculopapular rash
prevention and treatment can be
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first-line ART. Besides NVP, other anti- 2. Yunihastuti E, Widhani A, Karjadi TH.
Lamivudine 3(15)
half-dose (200 mg) for the first 2 weeks. therapy. Br J Clin Pharmacol
Toxic epidermal necrolysis
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ADRs and associated factors of 2008;62:879-88. management of HIV drug
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adults at Jush. IJOPP 2015;7:8-15. Nevirapine: Most common cause of
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7. Borras-Blasco J, Navarro-Ruiz A, FC17-20. with antiretroviral agents. PRN
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