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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• Painful Neuropathies According <strong>to</strong> Stage of <strong>HIV</strong> Infection26 picasIn general, the type of neuropathy varies with the stage of infection, 29 as follows:• <strong>The</strong> acute or seroconversion phase of <strong>HIV</strong> disease is associated with mononeuritides,brachial plexopathy <strong>and</strong> acute demyelinating polyneuropathy• <strong>The</strong> latent or asymp<strong>to</strong>matic phase (CD4+ T lymphocytes >500/mm 3 ) is characterized byacute <strong>and</strong> chronic demyelinating polyneuropathies• <strong>The</strong> transition phase (200-500 CD4+ cells) is characterized by herpes zoster (shingles)<strong>and</strong> mononeuritis multiplex• <strong>The</strong> late phase of <strong>HIV</strong> disease (

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