Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV/TB co-infected patient four years after starting antiretroviral therapy.
The Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) after starting antiretroviral therapy for HIV is well known. We describe an HIV seropositive woman, presenting 2 IRIS episodes associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Exceptional was that the last episode occurred 4 years after initiating antiretroviral treatment, when her CD4+ lymphocyte count had been around 300 cells/mm3 for one year.
Huyst
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Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, Departement Klinische Wetenschappen, Nationatestraat 155, 2000 Antwerpen, België.
Lynen
L
L
Bottieau
E
E
Zolfo
M
M
Kestens
L
L
Colebunders
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R
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D000328:Adult; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D013997:Time Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology
D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents