Problems in three Japanese drug users with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection
Problems in three Japanese drug users with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection
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DOI:
10.2152/jmi.55.156
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发表时间:
2008-02-01
影响因子:
0.7
通讯作者:
Yamamoto, Yoshihiko
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作者:
Kuwahara, Takeshi;Nakakura, Takahiro;Yamamoto, Yoshihiko
Numbers of individuals infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are increasing in Japan. The majority of them are Men who have sex with men and a part of them take drugs as 'Sex drug' at their sexual intercourse. Especially, Amyl nitrite, Methamphetamine, 5-methoxy-N, N-diisopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-DIPT; Foxy), and 3, 4methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA; Ecstasy) are used, and they sometimes cause the physical and mental disorders. However, the actual drug inducing troubles among Japanese HIV-infected drug users had not yet been discussed enough.In this report, we describe three cases with HIV infection; a case developed severe neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) after taking 5-MeO-DIPT, a case with persistent convulsion due to multiple drug intake and a case with rhabdomyolysis due to the non-subjective methamphetamine intake. Through these cases, we raise and discuss several underlying problems associated with drug use among HIV-infected individuals.