Open AccessTrans-hiatal oesophagectomy in a AIDS patient
Author(s) -
Merrenna Ishan Malith De Zoysa,
Sivasuriya Sivaganesh,
Anuja Abayadeera,
K Buddakorala
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
southern african journal of hiv medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2078-6751
pISSN - 1608-9693
DOI - 10.4102/sajhivmed.v12i2.198
Subject(s) - medicine , lamivudine , zidovudine , efavirenz , regimen , gastroenterology , antiretroviral treatment , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , viral load , surgery , virology , virus , viral disease , hepatitis b virus
A 49-year-old man was diagnosed as HIV infected, with a CD4 count of 60 cells/µl. He was started on an antiretroviral treatment regimen comprising zidovudine, lamivudine and efavirenz. Following treatment, his CD4 count improved and the viral load was undetectable. He was subsequently found to have a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the lower oesophagus