Is age and not antiretroviral therapy the strongest risk factor for chronic pain in HIV-infected population?

Abstract Background Chronic pain in HIV-infected patients on effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) limits patients’ normal functioning both somatically and psychologically. The current state of knowledge on the topic is insufficient, with the underlying causes of this pain unexplained. Therefore we...

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Main Authors: Marcin Kowalski, Andrzej Horban, Bartosz Slomka, Karen Shahnazaryan, Witold Rongies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05776-7