Bilateral pedal edema in an HIV patient: Lopinavir/Ritonavir-containing treatment regimen as a potential cause?

Bilateral pedal edema in an HIV patient: Lopinavir/Ritonavir-containing treatment regimen as a potential cause?

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MAGNESIUM BIS-GLYCINATE 300 ULTRA GENTLE A large number of patients are switched to second-line antiretroviral therapy, especially in resource limited settings.Lopinavir/Ritonavir is the main drug used in second-line treatment regimens.We describe a patient attending an HIV treatment centre in Kampala, Uganda, Baby Bottles who presented with bilateral non-tender pitting inflammatory edema two weeks after switching to a Lopinavir/Ritonavir-containing second-line treatment regimen.The lack of an alternate explanation led us to suspect that Lopinavir/Ritonavir was potentially responsible for the edema.