BACKGROUND: Unexpected cases of severe liver disease in HIV-infected patients have been reported and an association with didanosine (ddI) has been suggested. Transient elastography (TE) might detect patients harbouring such a condition. Our objective was to search for the presence of abnormal liver stiffness (LS) in a cohort of HIV-infected patients without HBV or HCV coinfection and to assess the related factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional prospective study was conducted. LS was assessed by TE in 258 HIV-infected patients without HBV or HCV coinfection and with no evidence of acute hepatotoxicity or other origins of liver disease. LS values > or =7.2 kPa were considered abnormal. Multivariate analyses were performed to identify factors associated with abnormal LS. RESULTS: Abnormal LS was observed in 29 (11.2%) patients. A total of 18 (16.4%) patients previously treated with ddI and 11 (7.4%) of those who never received ddI had LS values > or =7.2 kPa (P=0.02). The prevalence of abnormal LS was higher in patients previously treated with abacavir than in those who had never received abacavir (15 [21.7%] versus 14 [7.4%]; P=0.001). After multivariate analyses, age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.05, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.002-1.1; P=0.004) alcohol intake >50 g/day (AOR 7.2, 95% CI 2.6-19.7; P<0.0001), CD4(+) T-cell count <200 cells/ml (AOR 3.4, 95% CI 1.06-11.007; P=0.03), time on ddI treatment (AOR 1.31, 95% CI 1.12-1.52; P=0.001) and previous abacavir exposure (AOR 3.01, 95% CI 1.18-7.67; P=0.02) were independently associated with abnormal LS. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of abnormal LS in HIV-infected patients without HBV or HCV coinfection is substantial. Long-term exposure to ddI is a major cause of liver damage in these patients.
BACKGROUND: Unexpected cases of severe liver disease in HIV-infectedpatients have been reported and an association with didanosine (ddI) has been suggested. Transient elastography (TE) might detect patients harbouring such a condition. Our objective was to search for the presence of abnormal liver stiffness (LS) in a cohort of HIV-infectedpatients without HBV or HCV coinfection and to assess the related factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional prospective study was conducted. LS was assessed by TE in 258 HIV-infectedpatients without HBV or HCV coinfection and with no evidence of acute hepatotoxicity or other origins of liver disease. LS values > or =7.2 kPa were considered abnormal. Multivariate analyses were performed to identify factors associated with abnormal LS. RESULTS: Abnormal LS was observed in 29 (11.2%) patients. A total of 18 (16.4%) patients previously treated with ddI and 11 (7.4%) of those who never received ddI had LS values > or =7.2 kPa (P=0.02). The prevalence of abnormal LS was higher in patients previously treated with abacavir than in those who had never received abacavir (15 [21.7%] versus 14 [7.4%]; P=0.001). After multivariate analyses, age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.05, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.002-1.1; P=0.004) alcohol intake >50 g/day (AOR 7.2, 95% CI 2.6-19.7; P<0.0001), CD4(+) T-cell count <200 cells/ml (AOR 3.4, 95% CI 1.06-11.007; P=0.03), time on ddI treatment (AOR 1.31, 95% CI 1.12-1.52; P=0.001) and previous abacavir exposure (AOR 3.01, 95% CI 1.18-7.67; P=0.02) were independently associated with abnormal LS. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of abnormal LS in HIV-infectedpatients without HBV or HCV coinfection is substantial. Long-term exposure to ddI is a major cause of liver damage in these patients.
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