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Suggest Treatment For Camel Humps In Neck During HIV Infection

Hi, I require some information for a friend who is male, 27 years old, weighs 80 kilos and is 5'8. He was diagosed as HIV+ in 2006 and was prescribed Triomune 40 which was subsequently changed to triomune 30 in 2007. In 2007, he develop a camel hump on his back below the neck, which was diagnosed as side effect of the medicine and was referred to a doctor in Mumbai for surgery. Lyposcution was performed to remove the fat and he was told that once this treatment is performed, it does not repeat. After the surgery, they changed the medicine to Atripla. However, few months after the surgery, this has started repeating again. Require advice
Mon, 9 Feb 2015
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Hello dear,

Thank you for your contact to health care magic.

I read and understand your concern.

I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern.

Lipodystrophy is the common side effects seen in patient of HIV therapy.

Its commonly seen with Proteus inhibitor drugs and previously used nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors.

Your previous and current both drugs contains this compound and so it is adviced you to shift to some new compound.

It is the only option left for the treatment.

Therapy for the HIV is life long and should be continued thereafter. Please do not discontinue the treatment. Otherwise resistance for treatment develops in HIV virus.

I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun.

Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist,
HCM.
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Suggest Treatment For Camel Humps In Neck During HIV Infection

Hello dear, Thank you for your contact to health care magic. I read and understand your concern. I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern. Lipodystrophy is the common side effects seen in patient of HIV therapy. Its commonly seen with Proteus inhibitor drugs and previously used nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Your previous and current both drugs contains this compound and so it is adviced you to shift to some new compound. It is the only option left for the treatment. Therapy for the HIV is life long and should be continued thereafter. Please do not discontinue the treatment. Otherwise resistance for treatment develops in HIV virus. I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you, Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist, HCM.