Does discontinuation of highly active antiretroviral therapy lead to cryptococcal meningitis/choroiditis in an AIDS patient?
This case exemplifies the importance of HAART in the prevention of opportunistic infections, cryptococcal meningitis/choroiditis in particular. Eye care professionals can play a role in encouraging patients to comply with their HAART regimens.
In healthy subjects, personality traits, which might be predisposing for addictive behavior, are correlated to the opioidergic neurotransmission in core structures of the human reward system.