Graves' disease during immune reconstitution in HIV-infected patients treated with HAART.
Autoimmune phenomena after immune recovery due to HAART are not frequently described. Recently we found 3 patients with Graves' disease after starting HAART, outnumbering the expected incidence; 13 patients have been reported in the literature up to the present time.A probable relation between immune restoration and development of Graves' disease might be suspected.
Vos
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F
Department of Endocrinology, Radboud University of Nijmen Medical Centre, The Netherlands. f.vos@aig.umcn.nl
Pieters
G
G
Keuter
M
M
van der Ven
A
A
D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000139:chemically induced*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans