• Presse Med · Oct 2003

    Case Reports

    [Hypersensitive reaction to abacavir or syphilitic hepatitis?].

    • Hélène Dumouchel-Champagne, Damien Bouhour, Tristan Ferry, François Durupt, and Philippe Granier.
    • Service de médecine interne et des maladies infectieuses, Hôpital de Fleyriat, Bourg-en-Bresse.
    • Presse Med. 2003 Oct 11; 32 (33): 1557-8.

    IntroductionSyphilis remains a current infection in France, with an increase in cases associated with the increase in sexual practices at risk.ObservationAn HIV-seropositive homosexual male presented with a perturbed hepatic profile and roseola-like exanthema 15 days after starting treatment with Trizivir. Because of the combination of hepatitis and cutaneous eruption evoking hypersensitivity to abacavir, treatment was suspended, but no improvement was noted. The diagnosis of syphilitic hepatitis associated with roseola was made following a sero-conversion and improvement was obtained with benzathine-penicillin and the re-introduction of Trizivir without further problem.CommentsThis case report underlines the possibility of discovering syphilis when confronted with cholestatic and cytolytic hepatitis that regresses with penicillin and is isolated or associated with evocative cutaneous signs.

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