I'm still digesting my Easter dinner today, but had a wonderful weekend with my partner and family.
There are a few other instances when you should start HIV medications immediately, no matter what your CD4 count is:
- If you are pregnant, to prevent infection of the baby.
- If you have had an AIDS-defining illness, such as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (used to be known as PCP pneumonia), wasting syndrome (extreme unintentional weight loss), or Kaposi sarcoma (purple splotches on the skin).
- If you HIV-associated kidney disease
- If you also have hepatitis B and HIV.
Tomorrow: What are the recommendations medications to treat HIV in someone never on medication?
Have a great Monday!
Yours,
Bill
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