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. 2014 May 7;2014:849432. doi: 10.1155/2014/849432

Table 2.

Summary of other cases.

Reference/author journal Case HAART regimen Injection (TCA) Clinical presentation Hydrocortisone replacement Time to recovery
Yombi et al.
Clin Rheumatol 2008 [5]
54 yo woman 3TC/DDI/lopinavir-ritonavir 40 mg (knee) IACS
Hypertension
SAI
20 mg daily 8 months
56 yo man D4T/AZT/indinavir-ritonavir 40 mg (cervical) IACS
SAI
10 mg daily 4 months
49 yo woman 3TC/DDI/lopinavir-ritonavir 40 mg (shoulder) IACS
SAI
None 5 months

Ramanathan et al. [6]
CID 2008
35 yo man Tenofovir-emtricitabine/lopinavir-ritonavir 60 mg and then 80 mg (L spine) IACS
Hypertension
Esophageal reflux
4 months

Danaher et al. [7]
Orthopedics 2009
44 yo man Ritonavir based regimen 80 mg (hip) HHS-ICU admission
IACS
SAI
Unknown Unknown

Dort et al. [8]
AIDS Research and Therapy 2009
41 yo man Tenofovir-emtricitabine, atazanavir-ritonavir 80 mg twice (epidural) IACS
Hypertension
AVN hip (at 11 months)
None 6 months
42 yo woman Tenofovir-emtricitabine, atazanavir-ritonavir 40 mg (shoulder) IACS 30 mg daily (short) 2 months

Levine et al. [9]
J Am Acad Dermatol 2011
41 yo woman Lamivudine, tenofovir, atazanavir-ritonavir 60 mg IM (topical steroid unresponsive nonspecific dermatitis) IACS
SAI
None 6 months

Albert et al. [10]
Am J Med Sciences 2012
58 yo woman Tenofovir-emtricitabine, fosamprenavir-ritonavir Epidural dose is not mentioned IACS
SAI
None 2 months

Grierson and Harrast [11]
Am Acad PMR 2012
47 yo woman Tenofovir-emtricitabine, atazanavir-ritonavir 80 mg 3 occasions (epidural L spine) “Lipodystrophy”
DM
Metabolic syndrome
IACS
SAI
20 mg daily (extended taper) “Several months”

Fessler et al. [12]
Pain Physician 2012
42 yo man Tenofovir-emtricitabine, atazanavir-ritonavir 80 mg (lumbar epidural) Hypertension
Acne (on back)
None 3 months
47 yo woman Abacavir, lamivudine, darunavir-ritonavir → changed to abacavir, lamivudine, unboosted fosamprenavir upon dx 80 mg 2 occasions (lumbar epidural)
Also used inhaled fluticasone/salmeterol inhaler for asthma for 5 days
Weight gain
Emotional lability
IACS
Hypertension
Oral candidiasis
None 10 weeks (improved)

Maviki et al. [13]
Skeletal Radiology 2013
39 yo woman Tenofovir-emtricitabine, darunavir-ritonavir 40 mg 2 occasions (right L5 nerve root) IACS
Oral candidiasis
SAI
Hydrocortisone “maintenance” 8 months
47 yo man Tenofovir-emtricitabine, lopinavir-ritonavir 80 mg (subacromial, subdeltoid bursa) IACS
Hyperglycemia
Weight gain
SAI
Hydrocortisone “maintenance” 6 months

Schwarze-Zander et al. [14]
Infection
2013
35 yo woman Tenofovir-emtricitabine, saquinavir-ritonavir → changed to tenofovir-emtricitabine with raltegravir 6 times 20 mg weekly (L5-S1 periradicular) IACS
Hypokalemia
SAI
Steroid-induced myopathy
Acute herpes zoster (4 week later)
Hydrocortisone 15 mg/daily-tapered at 8 months
Comment: also needed potassium replacement for hypokalemia
8 months

Hall et al. [15]
Int J STD AIDS
2013
53 yo woman Darunavir-ritonavir
Raltegravir
40 mg (left shoulder) Hyperglycemia (worse than usual for her controlled DM)
Hypertension (worse than prior)
IACS
Anxiety
None
Comment: needed initiation of insulin for DM previously controlled by metformin
3 months

Sadarangani et al. 48 yo woman Tenofovir-emtricitabine, atazanavir-ritonavir → changed to tenofovir-emtricitabine with raltegravir 40 mg triamcinolone epidural injection and 20 mg triamcinolone injection into right trochanteric bursa Severe esophagitis (erosive, as well as candida and HSV esophagitis)
IACS
Relative SAI
Mood changes-anxiety
Weight gain
None
Comment: needed course of fluconazole and valacyclovir as well as extended course therapy with proton pump inhibitor for esophagitis
3-4 months

HHS: hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state,

3TC: lamivudine,

DDI: didanosine,

D4T: stavudine,

AZT: zidovudine, and

AVN: avascular necrosis.