And also does hair seem to fall out with HIV meds or could it be stress. I take viracept and combivir. CMV stands for cytomegalovirus. CMV can cause opportunistic infection in people with advanced HIV disease, of which the most common is an eye infection called CMV retinitis.
Stress can also cause hair loss.
I have a patient who can tell that her viral load is increasing when her hair starts falling out. There are multiple possible causes of hair loss. Experts appearing on this page are independent and are solely responsible for editing and fact-checking their material. Neither The Body nor any sponsor is the publisher or speaker of posted visitors' questions or the experts' material. Questions and messages posted to this forum are not statements of advice,opinion, or information of The Body, Body Health Resources Corporation or any sponsor of this forum.