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peripheral neuropathy... Oct 21, 2002 Hi Doc. How common is PN in the first 2-3 years of infection? both... 1) as a side effect of the medications I may be on and 2) due to the HIV virus alone Are the new drugs in the pipeline shown to have less side effects when it comes to PN? |
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 Peripheral neuropathy is not very common early in HIV disease but becomes much more common as progression to AIDS occurs. Antiretrovirals (especially stavudine, didanosine and zalcitabine) are associated with peripheral neuropathy and rates are usually in the 4-7% range, unless stavudine and didanosine are given in combination when rates mey be as high as 15-20%. | ||||||||
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