Reactive hemophagocytosis associated with the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in a patient with AIDS.
Reactive hemophagocytosis has been associated with neoplasia, bacteria, parasitic, and viral infections including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Here we present a case of reactive hemophagocytosis associated with the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), probably representing a syndrome termed the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) or immune reconstitution syndrome.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA dhuang1@bcm.tmc.edu
David B
DB
Huang
Jashin J
JJ
Wu
Richard J
RJ
Hamill
D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects*; D015616:Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male