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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Case 19. Similar, but Not the Same: HIV-2 Diagnosis and Treatment
Eileen presents the case of a 32-yr-old woman newly diagnosed with HIV-2 and invites guest Dr. Sanjiv Shah to discuss HIV-2 epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. Listen as they explore…
Case 18. What’s New from CROI 2026 with Dr. Paul Sax
Dr. Paul Sax, author of an annual “Really Rapid Review of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI),” joins host Eileen Scully to review CROI 2026 abstracts of particular…
Case 17. Trans Lives Matter: Affirmative HIV Care
With guest Dr. Asa Radix, Chris reviews the case of a 32-year-old transgender woman who was diagnosed with HIV testing while receiving gender-affirming care. With a viral load of 82,000 and CD4 count…
Case 16. Mpox After the Outbreak
A 33-year-old man with HIV presents with a flu-like syndrome and a disseminated vesicular rash after sexual contact with a new partner. Differential diagnosis includes mpox, syphilis, other STIs, HSV…
Case 15. A Pain in the Butt: Anal Cancer Screening and Prevention
Chris presents the case of a 42-yr-old gay man at high risk of anal cancer to guest Dr. Bruce Hirsch, and they work through the best course for screening and prevention of a disease with high rates…
Case 14. “AIDS Is Not My Worst Problem”: Caring for Women with HIV
The case of a 28-year-old diagnosed with HIV when she became pregnant prompts Eileen and guest Dr. Jean Anderson to explore many of the challenges of HIV care in pregnancy: managing a new diagnosis,…
Case 13. Got PrEP? HIV Adjacent Care
Like many in HIV, Chris is also a PrEP provider. In this episode, he presents a case to Dr. Rona Vail to work through the best approach to PrEP for a young, gay Black man. They work through the…
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Hello Viremic listeners. We are taking a break this week and encourage you to take a look back at our past episodes and catch up on any cases you may have missed. We'll be back on January 6, 2026…
Case 12. Injectable ART Failure: Minor Risk of a Major Event
After 3 years on injectable CAB/RPV, a patient develops viremia, with a viral load of ~1,300 copies/mL. Failure of injectable CAB/RPV occurs in 1% to 2%, despite adherence. What factors have been…
Case 11. Unfolding Stories to Untangle Syphilis Testing
A 32-year-old man with well-controlled HIV, seen after a recent relationship split and sexual activity with new partners, is screened and diagnosed with syphilis. Eileen discusses this case with…
Case 10. A Growing Problem: ART-Associated Weight Gain
A 54-year-old woman with longstanding HIV and obesity is stable on ART, but concerned that it is causing weight gain. How best to address this growing concern? Listen as Chris and Eileen decipher the…
Case 9. A New TRIO to Reduce ART Complexity
A 62-year-old patient with HIV for ~40 yrs presents on the life-saving TRIO regimen after a beloved care provider retires. Will a switch improve his quality of life? Eileen and Chris suspect that a…
Case 8. Charting a Path Forward
Subspecialists request simplified ART for a 56-year-old woman with a long ART history, who is taking a DOAC, has evolving renal function, and some drug resistance. Which factors to prioritize? Eileen…
Case 7. Newer Kids on the Block: Novel ARVs for Multidrug Resistance
How to formulate an effective ART regimen acceptable to 56-year-old man, with unsuppressed HIV, 20+ yr. ART history, extensive drug resistance, and adherence challenges? Listen as Eileen and Chris…
Case 6. Is More Really More? Optimizing Options for a Healthy Patient
Healthy 48-year-old man with HIV for 15 years, stable viral suppression, looking to optimize health—diet, exercise, immune-boosting supplements, safest HIV and HTN meds. Listen as Chris and Eileen…
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