Figure
3. Symptom Clusters in Patients who Develop the Abacavir Hypersensitivity
Reaction
Specific combinations
of symptoms have been associated with a greater incidence of abacavir hypersensitivity
reaction. In addition, the greater the number of organ systems involved, the
more likely the diagnosis. Forty-nine percent of patients with a diagnosis of
abacavir hypersensitivity reaction had involvement of 3 or 4 organ systems. GI
= Gastrointestinal. Adapted from Clay PG. The abacavir hypersensitivity reaction:
A review. Clin Ther 2002;24:1502-14.
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