Ethambutol Toxicity in HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy
Over the years treatment of tuberculosis in persons living with HIV has changed. Ethambutol toxic optic neuropathy is a rare complication but consideration should be given to regular monitoring of visual function in HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy. Physicians treating patients with E...
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Sonali Sharma on behalf of Rajasthan University of Health Sciences
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| author | K K Vyas, J P S Nalva |
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| description | Over the years treatment of tuberculosis in persons living with HIV has changed. Ethambutol toxic optic neuropathy is a rare complication but consideration should be given to regular monitoring of visual function in HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy. Physicians treating patients with Ethambutol need to be wary of this and must adopt appropriate strategies for early detection and management of the potential toxicity. This review cautions against the ocular side effects of ethambutol especially among the immunocompromised patients put on directly observed short -course regimen (DOTS) for treatment of tuberculosis. The latest guidelines issued by World Health Organization (WHO) and centre for disease control (CDC) do not omit the use of Ethambutol (EMB) in patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) |
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| spelling | doaj.art-18302796ad8a4e35beb4ae6d11a44a7a2023-10-01T19:51:54ZengSonali Sharma on behalf of Rajasthan University of Health SciencesRUHS Journal of Health Sciences2456-83092582-35902023-10-01http://dx.doi.org/10.37821/ruhsjhs.2.4.2017.207-208Ethambutol Toxicity in HIV Patients on Antiretroviral TherapyK K Vyas, J P S Nalva0Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, American International Institute of Medical Sciences Private Limited, Udaipur, Rajasthan; Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Varun Arjun Medical College, Banthara, GujratOver the years treatment of tuberculosis in persons living with HIV has changed. Ethambutol toxic optic neuropathy is a rare complication but consideration should be given to regular monitoring of visual function in HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy. Physicians treating patients with Ethambutol need to be wary of this and must adopt appropriate strategies for early detection and management of the potential toxicity. This review cautions against the ocular side effects of ethambutol especially among the immunocompromised patients put on directly observed short -course regimen (DOTS) for treatment of tuberculosis. The latest guidelines issued by World Health Organization (WHO) and centre for disease control (CDC) do not omit the use of Ethambutol (EMB) in patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART)https://ruhsjhs.in/articleDetails.php?artid=TWpVNQ==Not available |
| spellingShingle | K K Vyas, J P S Nalva Ethambutol Toxicity in HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy RUHS Journal of Health Sciences Not available |
| title | Ethambutol Toxicity in HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy |
| title_full | Ethambutol Toxicity in HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy |
| title_fullStr | Ethambutol Toxicity in HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethambutol Toxicity in HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy |
| title_short | Ethambutol Toxicity in HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy |
| title_sort | ethambutol toxicity in hiv patients on antiretroviral therapy |
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