title: Mycobacterium avium-complex pericarditis: a case of unmasking immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
abstract: Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome is a clinical entity with a broad presentation, described in both HIV and non-HIV-infected patients. We report a case of Mycobacterium avium-complex pericarditis as a rare but life-threatening manifestation of this syndrome in a patient with AIDS.
authors: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA.
authors: Tara M
authors: TM
authors: Babu
authors: Maryrose
authors: M
authors: Laguio
authors: Amneris E
authors: AE
authors: Luque
authors: Panupong
authors: P
authors: Larppanichpoonphol
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D004452:Echocardiography; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D054019:Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents
keywords: AIDS; HIV; IRIS; MAC; Mycobacterium avium-complex; atypical mycobacteria; immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; pericarditis