Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare presenting as an endobronchial tumour due to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) infection in an HIV-positive patient can present shortly after starting antiretroviral therapy, as a result of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). We report a case of a 33-year-old woman where MAI presented as an endobronchial tumour due to IRIS. She responded well to standard anti-MAI treatment (rifamycins, macrolide and ethambutol).
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, UK. agulati47@gmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D054019:Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology