How To Manage Mac When You Have Hiv

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Introduction Opportunistic Infections and HIV Disease Preventing Infections in the First Place Treating Infections as They Occur Preventive Treatment for OIs Maintenance Therapy A Final Word on Strategies for Managing Opportunistic Infections List of AIDS-Defining OIs from the Centers for Disease Control Introduction HIV ( human immunodeficiency virus ) infects the cells of your body's immune system. It then impairs how...

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MAC & weight loss

4 years ago my dad was diagnosed with MAC and has since been in treatment. However, it now appears the antibiotics have harmed his body and he continues to lose weight. He eats and takes vitamins daily but no weight gain? Any direction for some...

Response from Cade Fields-Gardner M.S., R.D.

The Cutting Edge

First, I would suggest investigating why your dad continues to lose weight. While antibiotics can interact with the body and nutrition in many ways, it will be important to know specific reasons so that they can be treated.Get your dad to a... Read more »

Swollen neck lymph nodes and MAC

I was diagnosed hiv+ in late June 2005. My initial counts were CD4 30/VL 650,000. My numbers 60 days later after starting Sustiva and Epzicom therapy were CD4 75/VL 513. I also tested positive for MAC as part of the immune resonstitution syndrome...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Sometimes one has to be patient to get through the initial phases of treatment particulary if immune reconstitution is resulting in an enhanced response to an active infection such as MAC. Use of anti-inflammatory agents like ibuprofen and... Read more »

IRIS - MAC

I developed swollen lymph nodes (left of chin & under chin). After searching, I found a great ID doctor who referred me to an ENT surgeon who ordered a CAT scan, did needle biopsy, CAT scan showed lymph nodes (no surprise) & office needle...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Treatment of MAC and management of MAC-related IRIS is frustrating (often lots of drugs needed). With your improving CD4 count hopefully your IRIS/MAC condition will stabilize and improve and perhaps you wont need to be on treatment too long once... Read more »

MAC MAI prognosis

Let me start by saying, I know I am asking a question that may not be good for others to see an answer to and if you want please respond to my email if you don't want to respond in the public forum.My daughter has been HIV positive for 12 years...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'm sorry to hear about your daughter's situation. The likely outcome if she is not willing to take medicines is that she will succumb to AIDS-related opportunistic infections. MAC (mycobacterium avian complex) is a very serious... Read more »

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MAC. & low cd-4

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i am terrified, i just learned that i have mac. my viral load is 87,000, my cd-4; only 14. my doc. did start meds for me, but i can't get past the fear that it's too late. with my blood counts, is mac, a sure death sentence? i appreciate any... Read more »

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