Acute HIV seroconversion in a patient receiving pegylated interferon for treatment of hepatitis C

AIDS Read. 2003 Jun;13(6):279-80, 287.

Abstract

Hepatitis C is diagnosed frequently in persons with HIV infection. However, the diagnosis of HIV infection during treatment of hepatitis C has not been reported. We present a case of acute HIV seroconversion in a patient who was not responding to interferon therapy for treatment of hepatitis C.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • HIV Seropositivity / complications*
  • HIV Seropositivity / diagnosis*
  • Hepatitis C / complications*
  • Hepatitis C / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Interferon alpha-2
  • Interferon-alpha* / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Polyethylene Glycols*
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Treatment Failure
  • Viral Load

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Interferon alpha-2
  • Interferon-alpha
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • peginterferon alfa-2b
  • peginterferon alfa-2a