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Case Report
Fatal nevirapine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome with HIV-associated mania
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine | Vol 15, No 2 | a22 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v15i2.22
| © 2014 Zukiswa Zingela, A Bronkhorst, W M Qwesha, B P Magigaba
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 12 December 2014 | Published: 23 May 2014
Submitted: 12 December 2014 | Published: 23 May 2014
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Zukiswa Zingela, Department of Psychiatry, Port Elizabeth Hospital Complex, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa, South AfricaA Bronkhorst, Department of Psychiatry, Port Elizabeth Hospital Complex, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa, South Africa
W M Qwesha, Department of Dermatology, Port Elizabeth Hospital Complex, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa
B P Magigaba, Department of Dermatology, Port Elizabeth Hospital Complex, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa
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Mania with psychotic features is one of the common presenting clusters of psychiatric symptoms in HIV-infected patients. Commonly, patients with HIV-associated mania receive antiretroviral treatment, mood stabilisers and antipsychotics. This case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome highlights the dilemmas and complications that may arise when prescribing multiple medications in HIV-associated psychiatric disorders.
Keywords
Antiretrovirals; mania; psychotropics; Stevens-Johnson
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