Acute appendicitis as a manifestation of the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
Acute appendicitis as a manifestation of the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome is repeatedly discussed in the literature, but only a few cases of acute appendicitis associated with the initiation of cART have been published as yet. We describe a case of a young HIV-infected man who suffered from acute appendicitis early after the successful switch of a failing cART regimen.
Machala
Ladislav
L
Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Bulovka, Prague, Czech Republic. ladimachala@centrum.cz
Jilich
David
D
Rozsypal
Hanus
H
Holub
Michal
M
D000328:Adult; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D054019:Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents