AIDS patients can take sulfa drugs such as sulfamethoxazole tablets for treatment when some complications occur.
As a disease with impaired immune system, AIDS patients are less resistant to external bacteria and prone to various infections, such as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, toxoplasmosis encephalitis, etc., and need to take sulfonamides to carry out antibacterial treatment. Sulfonamides can block dihydrofolate synthase and prevent bacterial metabolism.
Sulfamethoxazole tablets are a combination of sulfonamides, which are broad-spectrum, medium- and long-acting antimicrobials. With this kind of drug may appear more common allergic reaction, manifested as drug rash, severe cases may appear polypoid erythema, occasionally anaphylactic shock. It is contraindicated in patients who are allergic to the components of the drug or who suffer from megaloblastic anemia, pregnant women and infants with severe liver or kidney damage.
This kind of drug should be standardized under the guidance of the doctor, to avoid blind use of drugs on the body to cause damage.