HIV and drug allergy

Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2004 Aug;24(3):521-31, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2004.03.006.

Abstract

Twenty individual antiretroviral drugs and two coformulation products are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of HIV-infected individuals. Many of these drugs have been associated with allergic/hypersensitivity reactions to varying degrees. The antiretroviral drugs that are most commonly associated with these types of reactions are abacavir, all of the nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, and amprenavir. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, although not an antiretroviral drug, is extensively used for the treatment and prophylaxis of HIV-related opportunistic infections and has been associated with a significant rate of adverse reactions. The authors provide an overview of these drug-related reactions and discuss their pathogenesis and management.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antiviral Agents / immunology*
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / immunology*
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / physiopathology*
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • Humans

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents