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Medication and Liver JB Dec 5, 2000 My husband (37) has been positive for 9 years. He has a history of intravenous drug use but has been clean for over 2 years. 3 years before being diagnosed he was in the hospital due to a large bruise where his liver is and was hospitalized for a low platelet count. He started taking combivir and viramune 3 weeks ago and has experienced slight pain in his liver as well as a rash all over his upper body. What type of damage could the meds do to his liver and what causes the skin rash? PS He was getting excellent care at Beth Israel Hospital and other facilities in Boston but now lives in Central Florida where HIV programs are extremely limited. We feel his dr. is not quite qualified to deal with his situation. Any suggestions? |
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| Response from Dr. Bartlett
 My best suggestion is to communicate as clearly as possible with his doctor. If your husband has just started this regimen, has a history of chronic liver disease,and now has pain in his right upper quadrant, he really does need to be seen by his doctor and have blood drawn for liver enzymes. His skin rash may be due to the nevirapine as well and should be checked out. John A. Bartlett, M.D. | ||||||||
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