title: Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) due to Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) in an HIV-positive child.
abstract: We describe the development of a localized Mycobacterium bovis-BCG infection in association with insertion of HAART in an 18-month-old HIV-infected and BCG-vaccinated child.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Dusseldorf, Germany. arne.kroidl@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kroidl
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huck
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weinspach
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gudowius
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oette
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Häussinger
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niehues
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D006678:HIV; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine