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   Discontinuation of ritonavir is considered as a time dependant variable (time between triamcinolone injection and the discontinuation of ritonavir vary for all cases).
   *Expressed in weeks, estimated from last injection day of triamcinolone; † expressed in weeks, estimated from first symptom onset. CI 95%: 95% confidence interval; HR:
   hazard ratio
  |  | Symptoms onset* | p value | Symptoms duration † | p value | HPA axis recovery* | p value |  
  | Ritonavir discontinued, HR (CI 95%) | 1.3 (0.3-5.2) | 0.7 | 0.2 (0.01-6.0) | 0.4 | 18.6 (2.4-145.9) | <0.01 |  
  | Use of more than 100mg of Ritonavir, HR (CI 95%) | 0.6 (0.2-1.7) | 0.3 | 4.2 (0.3-52.5) | 0.3 | 0.2 (0.04-0.9) | 0.04 |  
  | Triamcinolone dose (continue, mg), HR (CI 95%) | 1.3 (0.3-5.2) | 0.2 | 0.9 (0.9-1) | 0.1 | 0.9 (0.9-1) | 0.03 |  |