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Approach to Rash in a Patient with HIV

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Abacavir HSR• Carriage of HLA-B*5701 allele<strong>in</strong>creases risk of ABC HSR 1• However, <strong>in</strong>cidence of ABC HSR is 0.8-3.4% <strong>in</strong> patients lack<strong>in</strong>g HLA-B*5701allele 2• HSR worsens (fatal) if ABC cont<strong>in</strong>ued1Mallal S et al. N Engl J Med 2008;358:5682 Post F., J Acquir Immune Defic Synd. 2010;55:49

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