Viremic – Cases in HIV

Dr. Eileen Scully & Dr. Christopher Hoffmann

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Case 24. A Violaceous Situation: Kaposi Sarcoma

A 42-yr-old man with AIDS presents feeling unwell, with white spots in his mouth, and scattered violaceous macules on his upper extremities; he has never taken ART. Listen as hosts Eileen Scully and Chris Hoffmann from Hopkins describe their initial work-up for a patient with a C ... Show more

. 31min 17sec

Case 23. Managing Directly (Inter)Acting Medications

Chris presents a 62-yr-old man with HIV for >30 yrs, with viral suppression and many drug resistance mutations, whose ART must be changed due to a drug-drug interaction, but also for simplification. As part of their discussion, Chris and Eileen review reasons to change ART regime ... Show more

. 36min 12sec

Case 22. Sex with Drugs: Talking About Chemsex and Harm Reduction

With guest Dr. Jeremy Kidd, Chris reviews the case of a 27-yr-old man with HIV who reports using methamphetamine to enhance sex and has unsuppressed HIV. Is this chemsex? Is the unsuppressed viral load related? How should Chris discuss this with his patient, and what should he re ... Show more

. 31min 7sec

Case 21. If You’ve Seen One, You Haven’t Seen Them All: Elite Controllers

Eileen welcomes Dr. Joel Blankson to review the case of 28-year-old man who is an elite controller. They discuss elite control characteristics, monitoring, and treatment, while also touching upon patient education and shared ART decision-making.References Cited:Hatano H, Yukl SA, ... Show more

. 26min 20sec

Case 20. New Options for Treating Pharyngeal Gonorrhea

How to treat pharyngeal gonorrhea in a 32-year-old gay man with HIV who has a documented cephalosporin allergy? Chris presents this case to guest Dr. Marguerite (Margie) Urban, director of the NYSDOH CEI Sexual Health Center of Excellence and longtime member of the Adult HIV Guid ... Show more

. 36min 21sec