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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: PainPain in Women with <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong>One study has suggested that women with <strong>HIV</strong> disease experience pain more frequently than menwith <strong>HIV</strong>26diseasepicas<strong>and</strong> report somewhat higher levels of pain intensity. 6, 19 This may in part reflect thefact that women with <strong>AIDS</strong>-related pain are twice as likely as men <strong>to</strong> be undertreated <strong>for</strong> their pain. 3Women with <strong>HIV</strong> disease have unique pain syndromes of a gynecologic nature specifically related <strong>to</strong>opportunistic infectious processes <strong>and</strong> cancers of the pelvis <strong>and</strong> geni<strong>to</strong>urinary tract, <strong>and</strong> in onesurvey women with <strong>AIDS</strong> were significantly more likely <strong>to</strong> be diagnosed with radiculopathy <strong>and</strong>6, 20headache.Pain in Children with <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong>Children with <strong>HIV</strong> infection also experience pain. 21 <strong>HIV</strong>-related conditions in children that areobserved <strong>to</strong> cause pain include:• Meningitis <strong>and</strong> sinusitis (headaches)• Otitis media• Shingles• Cellulitis <strong>and</strong> abscesses• Severe c<strong>and</strong>ida dermatitis• Dental caries• Intestinal infections, such as mycobacterium avium intracellulare (MAI) <strong>and</strong>Cryp<strong>to</strong>sporidium• Hepa<strong>to</strong>splenomegaly• Oral <strong>and</strong> esophageal c<strong>and</strong>idiasis <strong>and</strong>• Spasticity associated with encephalopathy that causes painful muscle spasmsFor more in<strong>for</strong>mation on <strong>HIV</strong> palliative care in children, see Chapter 12: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Care</strong> of Children <strong>and</strong>Adolescents.SPECIFIC PAIN SYNDROMES IN PATIENTS WITH <strong>HIV</strong> DISEASE■ <strong>The</strong> following section reviews, in detail, the various painful manifestations of <strong>HIV</strong> disease. <strong>The</strong>author acknowledges the important review by O’Neill <strong>and</strong> Sherrard that <strong>for</strong>med the basis of thissection on specific pain syndromes in <strong>HIV</strong> disease. 10Gastrointestinal Pain SyndromesMany of the opportunistic infections <strong>and</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>-associated neoplasms as well as side effects of somecommonly used antiretroviral medications may present as pain referable <strong>to</strong> the gastrointestinaltract. Generally the pain will be alleviated by specific treatment of the causative diseases or by changingtreatments. Adequate analgesia should be provided during diagnostic assessment. 10For more in<strong>for</strong>mation, see Chapter 7: Gastrointestinal Symp<strong>to</strong>ms.88U.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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