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Case Reports
. 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e1745-e1746.
doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001952.

Antiretroviral Prophylaxis: A Digestive Complication to Know

Anaïs Lemoine  1 , Joëlle Michot  2 , Jérôme Viala  3 , Patrick Tounian  1 , Catherine Dollfus  4
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Antiretroviral Prophylaxis: A Digestive Complication to Know

Anaïs Lemoine et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. .

Abstract

An 8-year-old child experienced abdominal pain and melena due to duodenal and ileal ulcerations throughout antiretroviral prophylactic treatment after a needlestick injury. Mild to moderate adverse effects often occur with lamivudine and zidovudine, but more severe adverse effects such as intestinal ulcers resulting in melena after a prophylactic antiretroviral treatment may question the safety of the current guidelines.

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Disclosure: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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