Mitochondrial toxicity: a case of palpebral ptosis in a woman infected by HIV and treated with HAART including zidovudine.

The usual clinical feature of mitochondrial toxicity is proximal myopathy. We present the report case of palpebral ptosis which occurred under zidovudine therapy. The symptom remission was obtained by stopping the antiretroviral therapy. This involves an important vigilance from both doctor and patient.