Vanishing bile duct syndrome secondary to anti-retroviral therapy in HIV
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 11:07
in Health & Medicine
Vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) is an important cause of jaundice, and results from destruction of bile ducts in the liver. However, this syndrome is rare in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Nevirapine, an anti-retroviral that is being increasingly used, was implicated as the cause of VBDS in a patient described in a recent report.