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7–10 | <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>-<strong>Infected</strong> Adult/2006<br />

DERMATOLOGIC<br />

Dry skin • Dehydration<br />

• End-stage renal<br />

disease<br />

• End-stage liver<br />

disease<br />

• Malnutrition<br />

medications (eg,<br />

indinavir)<br />

Pruritus • Fungal infection<br />

• End-stage renal<br />

disease<br />

• End-stage liver<br />

disease<br />

• Dehydration<br />

• Eosinophilic<br />

folliculitis<br />

Decubitus ulcers,<br />

Pressure sores<br />

NEUROPSYCHIATRIC<br />

• Poor nutrition<br />

• Decreased mobility,<br />

prolonged bed rest<br />

Delirium/agitation • Electrolyte<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

imbalances, glucose<br />

abnormalities<br />

Dehydration<br />

Toxoplasmosis<br />

Cryptococcal<br />

meningitis<br />

Sepsis<br />

Medication<br />

adverse effects (eg,<br />

benzodiazepines,<br />

opioids, efavirenz)<br />

Intoxication<br />

Dementia • AIDS-related<br />

dementia<br />

• O<strong>the</strong>r dementia<br />

Depression • Chronic illness<br />

• Reactive depression,<br />

major depression<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

Hydration<br />

Dialysis<br />

Nutritional<br />

support<br />

Discontinue<br />

<strong>of</strong>fending<br />

medication<br />

Antifungal agents<br />

(itraconazole<br />

<strong>for</strong> eosinophilic<br />

folliculitis)<br />

Dialysis<br />

Hydration<br />

Topical<br />

corticosteroids<br />

• Increase mobility<br />

• Enhance nutrition<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

Correct<br />

imbalances<br />

Hydration<br />

Specific treatment<br />

<strong>of</strong> disease entities<br />

Discontinue<br />

<strong>of</strong>fending<br />

medications<br />

• Emollients with or without salicylates<br />

• Lubricating ointments or creams (eg, petrolatum, Eucerin)<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

Topical agents (menthol, phenol, calamine, doxepin, capsaicin)<br />

Antihistamines (doxepin - oral, diphenhydramine)<br />

Corticosteroids (topical or systemic)<br />

Serotonin antagonists (ondansetron)<br />

Opioid antagonists (naloxone, naltrexone)<br />

Antidepressants<br />

Anxiolytics<br />

Neuroleptics<br />

Thalidomide<br />

Prevention (nutrition, mobility, skin integrity)<br />

Wound protection (semipermeable film, hydrocolloid dressing)<br />

Debridement (normal saline, enzymatic agents, alginates)<br />

• Neuroleptics (haloperidol, risperidone, chlorpromazine)<br />

• Benzodiazepines (eg, lorazepam, midazolam) (Note: in some patients,<br />

<strong>the</strong>se may have adverse effects.)<br />

• ART<br />

• Psychostimulants (methylphenidate)<br />

• Low-dose neuroleptics (haloperidol)<br />

• Antidepressants • Psychostimulants (methylphenidate, pemoline, dextroamphetamine,<br />

(SSRIs, tricyclics, modafinil)<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r)<br />

• Corticosteroids (prednisone, dexamethasone)<br />

Key to abbreviations: ART = antiretroviral <strong>the</strong>rapy; MAC = Mycobacterium avium <strong>com</strong>plex; NSAIDs = nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; CMV = cytomegalovirus; PCP = Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia;<br />

TB = tuberculosis; SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.<br />

* Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> palliative treatments may have substantial long-term adverse effects and should be used to alleviate symptoms only in late-stage or dying patients.<br />

Adapted with permission from Selwyn PA, Rivard M. Palliative care <strong>for</strong> AIDS: Challenges and opportunities in <strong>the</strong> era <strong>of</strong> highly active anti-retroviral <strong>the</strong>rapy. Innovations in End-<strong>of</strong>-Life Care. 2002;4(3),<br />

Available at http://www.edc.org/lastacts.

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