title: Enterovesical fistula in an HIV patient - reactivation of tuberculosis as part of IRIS.
abstract: Enterovesical fistula is a known complication of tuberculosis (TB) of the abdomen. We present a case of a young HIV-infected man who developed an enterovesical fistula due to reactivation of TB as part of the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS).
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. dr.r.gani@gmail.com
authors.forename: Raumeen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gani
authors.forename: Savvas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andronikou
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D054019:Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers