Progressive HIV-associated Cholangiopathy in an HIV Patient Treated with Combination Antiretroviral Therapy

Intern Med. 2016;55(19):2881-2884. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6826. Epub 2016 Oct 1.

Abstract

We herein describe a case of progressive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated cholangiopathy despite normalization of laboratory parameters, which had indicated liver dysfunction, after the initiation of combined anti-retroviral therapy (cART). HIV-associated cholangiopathy remains important as a differential diagnosis of bile duct disorders, although it is considered to be a rare disease in the era of cART. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography could thus be a powerful tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of this disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Retroviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bile Duct Diseases / etiology*
  • Disease Progression
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male

Substances

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents