title: Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV/TB co-infected patient four years after starting antiretroviral therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, Departement Klinische Wetenschappen, Nationatestraat 155, 2000 Antwerpen, België.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Huyst
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lynen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bottieau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zolfo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kestens
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colebunders
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents