| Title | Lower limb high arterial flow induced by tenofovir and emtricitabine treatment. | | Author(s) | Periard D, Yerly P, Hayoz D, Mazzolai L, Widmeier A, Cavassini M | | Institution | Service of Angiology and Medicine, Hopital Cantonal, Fribourg, Switzerland. periardd@h-fr.ch. | | Source | Antivir Ther 2009; 14(6):865-7. | | Abstract | Here, we describe a case of an HIV-infected patient with right lower limb oedema that appeared after initiation of tenofovir and emtricitabine treatment. The patient was fully investigated by serial heart and vessel echo-Doppler examination. Oedema of the lower limb was attributed to a transient drug-induced fivefold increase in peripheral artery flow, which was induced by a reduction in peripheral arterial resistance. The possible mechanisms of disease are discussed. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19812450 |
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