Citation

Naujoks F. Notarzt 1999; 15(3): 82-84.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999)

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Abstract

A HIV positive patient is presented, who has tried a suicide with antiretroviral drugs. Main symptoms were coma and respiratory depression, not known until today as toxic side effects of antiretroviral drugs. A review of the literature concerning side-effects of toxic dosages of antiretroviral drugs is also given.

Language: de

Keywords

adult; Antiretroviral drugs; antiretrovirus agent; article; case report; clinical feature; coma; cotrimoxazole; delavirdine; didanosine; disease course; drug megadose; drug overdose; HIV; human; indinavir; lamivudine; male; nelfinavir; nevirapine; Non-nucleotide- analoga; Nucleotide analoga; oral drug administration; Protease-inhibitors; respiration depression; ritonavir; RNA directed DNA polymerase inhibitor; saquinavir; stavudine; suicide; zalcitabine; zidovudine