HCV/HIV (Mortality)

Deaths from Liver Disease Increasing in HIV Patients

Published in AIDS Weekly, December 13th, 1999

Death from end-stage liver disease has become the leading cause of death in HIV positive patients at one Boston, Massachusetts, hospital.

Further, one-third of individuals with HIV and underlying liver disease have discontinued highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) because of its potential toxicity to the liver. Information on the topic was presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), held November 18-21, 1999, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

"Many patients who are infected with HIV, especially those who contract the disease through intravenous drug use, are also infected with hepatitis C virus...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (1999-12-13)

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