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Published on: July 1, 2013
[HIV-infection and its implications on allergic diseases]
Patricia Montero Mora1, Francisco Suárez Núñez, Olga Adriana Tinajero Castañeda
1Servicio de alergia e inmunología clínica, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, col. Doctores, CP 06720, México, DF.
Introduction:
In 1980 AIDS appeared in the USA in the homosexual community. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VIRUS: A particle of HIV is formed by two identical RNA chains that are packed within a center of viral proteins, and surrounded by a double layer of fosfolipids derived from the cellular membrane of the host.
Clinical Symptoms:
It starts with a severe infection, evolving in a progressive chronic infection reaching a final phase with a T CD4+ cellular count under 200 cells per mm3, with incident infections, neoplasias, consumption syndrome, renal dysfunction, and degeneration of the central system. CONSEQUENCES IN ALLERGIC REACTION: Reactions to the use of drugs are the most frequent form of hypersensitivity caused by HIV compared to the general population. In this condition, a profile of TH2 cytocines are produced and they induce the synthesis of IgE against the drugs. IgE levels have been related to the progression of this condition.
Conclusion:
The increase of IgE is a risk factor to allergic reactions against these medications, as well as a severity index.
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