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The Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS

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A <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Supportive</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> • Chapter 4: Pain• Viral <strong>and</strong> non-viral infectious processes (mononeuritis multiplex, including polyneuritiscranialis, polyradiculopathy of the lower limbs, cauda equina syndrome <strong>and</strong> plexopathiescaused by CMV, herpes zoster, MAI)26 picas• Immune-mediated inflamma<strong>to</strong>ry demyelination (acute <strong>and</strong> chronic Guillain-Barrésyndrome)• A variety of medical conditions (diabetic neuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia, entrapmentneuropathies)• Nutritional deficiencies (B 6 , B 12 )• Toxins (alcohol)• <strong>HIV</strong>-related therapies (e.g., ddI [didanosine], ddC [zalcitabine])Several antiretroviral drugs can cause painful <strong>to</strong>xic neuropathy, including the following:• ddI (didanosine), ddC (zalcitabine), d4T (stavudine)• Chemotherapy agents used <strong>to</strong> treat Kaposi’s sarcoma (vincristine)• A number of medications used in the treatment of PCP, MAI, <strong>and</strong> other <strong>HIV</strong>-associated10, 28, 29infectionsTable 4-4: Neuropathies in Patients with <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong>Predominantly SensoryNeuropathy (PSN) of <strong>AIDS</strong>IMMUNE-MEDIATED:• Inflamma<strong>to</strong>ry demyelinating polyneuropathies(IDPs)• Acute (Guillain-Barré syndrome)• Chronic (CIDP)INFECTIOUS:• Cy<strong>to</strong>megalovirus polyradiculopathy• Cy<strong>to</strong>megalovirus multiple mononeuropathy• Herpes zoster• Mycobacterial (MAI)TOXIC/NUTRITIONAL: • Alcohol, Vitamin deficiencies (B 6, B12)• Antiretrovirals: ddI (didanosine), ddC (zalcitabine),d4T (stavudine)• Anti-virals: foscarnet• PCP prophylaxis: dapsone• Anti-bacterial: metronidazole• Anti-mycobacterials: INH (isoniazid), rifampin,ethionamide• Anti-neoplastics: vincristine, vinblastineOTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS: • Diabetic neuropathy• Post-herpetic neuralgia92U.S. Department of Health <strong>and</strong> Human Services • Health Resources <strong>and</strong> Services Administration • <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> Bureau

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