Table 4. Adverse events in HIV-infected patients with acute or chronic HCV infection.
Parameter* | Acute HCV infection | Chronic HCV infection |
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All (N = 24) | Arm A (N = 12) | Arm B (N = 10) | Arm C (N = 16) | Arm D (N = 11) | Arm E (N = 4) | Arm F (N = 28) | Arm G (N = 11) | |
Flu-like symptoms | 7 (29) | 4 (33) | 3 (30) | 4 (25) | 4 (36) | 2 (50) | 9 (32) | 3 (27) |
Fatigue | 6 (25) | 4 (33) | 4 (40) | 6 (38) | 2 (22) | 1 (25) | 8 (29) | 2 (22) |
Headache | 2 (8) | 1 (8) | 1 (10) | 1 (6) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 3 (11) | 1 (9) |
Insomnia | 6 (25) | 4 (33) | 3 (30) | 4 (25) | 3 (27) | 1 (25) | 9 (32) | 2 (18) |
Irritability | 1 (4) | 1 (8) | 1 (10) | 2 (13) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 3 (11) | 1 (9) |
Depression | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |
Anorexia | 4 (17) | 2 (17) | 1 (10) | 2 (13) | 2 (22) | 1 (25) | 5 (18) | 2 (18) |
Diarrhea | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |
Cough | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |
Oral ulcer | 2 (8) | 1 (8) | 1 (10) | 1 (6) | 1 (9) | 1 (25) | 3 (11) | 1 (9) |
Dermatitis | 3 (13) | 3 (25) | 3 (30) | 3 (19) | 2 (22) | 1 (25) | 7 (25) | 3 (27) |
Injection site reaction | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 1 (9) |
Hair loss/alopecia | 2 (8) | 1 (8) | 1 (10) | 3 (19) | 2 (22) | 0 (0) | 3 (11) | 2 (22) |
Anemia† | 3 (13) | 2 (17) | 3 (30) | 4 (25) | 4 (36) | 0 (0) | 5 (18) | 3 (27) |
Leukopenia‡ | 2 (8) | 1 (8) | 2 (20) | 3 (19) | 3 (27) | 0 (0) | 3 (11) | 2 (22) |
Thrombocytopenia§ | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |
*Values are numbers (percentages).
†Anemia was defined as a nadir hemoglobin level <10 g/dL.
‡Leukopenia was defined as a nadir absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <750 × 106 cells/L
§Thrombocytopenia was defined as a nadir platelet count <50 × 109 cells/L.